Another data privacy win: four years after I sounded the alarm on Avast selling users' private browsing data, the FTC has officially ruled this browsing data is sensitive personal information that can't be shared without permission and has fined Avast. - ThreadSky

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wyden.senate.gov • 422 days ago

Another data privacy win: four years after I sounded the alarm on Avast selling users' private browsing data, the FTC has officially ruled this browsing data is sensitive personal information that can't be shared without permission and has fined Avast.

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jennaroutenberg.bsky.social•422 days ago

Good job but FOUR YEARS????

leupp.bsky.social•422 days ago

The FTC should have 5 commissioners but only has 3— the most recent of which was sworn in in May ‘22, replacing a trump appointee. So there’s only been a 3 Dem majority on the commission for less than 2 years

dreggas13.bsky.social•422 days ago

Jesus H Christ. They overcharge for everything and then push you to buy more services and now they are selling the browsing data they are supposed to be protecting? WTF?

notakin.newgrounds.com•422 days ago

haha, serves them right, still not using avast tho.

suffling.ca•422 days ago

$16M? That fine should be 20x as high, or 100x the revenue they brought in, whichever is greater.

leoslaire.bsky.social•422 days ago

Now do Reddit, please!

They are planning to sell our data to an "unnamed" AI company.

gpc.bsky.social•422 days ago

Get em, Ron

robin.berjon.com•422 days ago

Thank you! Can we have the same for the way in which Chrome Sync tricks people into giving their entire browsing history to Google using a series of deceptive patterns?