A joint investigation between Motherboard and PCMag revealed that antivirus maker Avast collected Web browsing data from users of its antivirus products and sold it through its Jumpshot subsidiary. Jumpshot boasted of having access to “Every search. Every click. Every buy. On Every site.” and claimed its clients included Google, Intuit, McKinsey, Microsoft, and others.
It was revealed last year that Avast was collecting data from its browser extensions, which led Google, Mozilla, and Opera to remove those extensions from their respective extension stores. However, Avast could still collect data from computers on which users had installed its Avast Security antivirus software, as well as AVG AntiVirus, which the company also owns.
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