FTC to ban Avast from selling browsing data for advertising purposes
February 22, 2024 at 11:55AM The FTC ordered Avast to pay $16.5 million and banned it from selling users’ web browsing data. The complaint alleges Avast harvested consumers’ data without consent and mislead them about privacy protection. Avast must obtain consent before selling browsing data and delete shared data. The company’s surveillance tactics compromised privacy … Read more