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Avast Fined $16.5M for Selling User Data: A Cautionary Tale of Privacy Invasion Gone Too Far
Caught red-handed and facing a hefty $16.5 million slap from the FTC, Avast’s antivirus has been doubling as a privacy-invading, data-selling side hustle. Talk about a security paradox!
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Avast ye! Avast's treasure chest of ill-gotten data booty has landed them in hot water, and now they're walking the plank to the tune of $16.5 million. Arrr, it's a fine day for privacy pirates to learn that hoarding and peddling user secrets without a whisper of consent is no way to sail the cyber seas!Already a member? Log in here