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Update: Avast kills Jumpshot data-collection business after privacy concerns mount |
January 31, 2020
Avast said Thursday that it will wind down its data-collection service, Jumpshot, in response to concerns that it was collecting personal information about users from its free antivirus programs without the full knowledge and consent.Avast and its subsidiary AVG, caught selling customer data to corporate clients last year, were supplying the information to Jumpshot, which in turn resold the data to corporate clients. Ondrej Vlcek, chief executive of Avast, said Friday that violated Avast's corporate mission. “Avast’s core mission is to keep its users safe online and to give users control over their privacy,” Vlcek said in a statement. “The bottom line is that any practices that jeopardize user trust are unacceptable to Avast. We are vigilant about our users’ privacy, and we took quick action to begin winding down Jumpshot’s operations after it became evident that some users questioned the alignment of data provision to Jumpshot with our mission and principles that define us as a company.”To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3516502/report-avast-and-avg-collect-and-sell-your-personal-info-via-their-free-antivirus-programs.html#tk.rss_all
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