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Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

At this point I suspect sticking with Windows Defender (if you have to use Windows) may be the most sensible way to reduce your attack surface. At least it's just one company you know is already spying on you. Who knows which other antivirus companies these days are spying for profit.

[โ€“] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Or GTFO windoze entirely.