Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary selling web browsing data

Re:Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary sellin... by Ansil849 on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:56AM (#22160438)

> For me the main reason is that Microsoft actually benefits from a virus free system because it improves Windows as a platform.

From the article:

> Some past, present, and potential clients include Google, Yelp, Microsoft, McKinsey, Pepsi, Sephora, Home Depot, Condé Nast, Intuit, and many others.

Microsoft doesn't need its AV products to do shady data collection because it outsources this to third-party shady AV products, therefore keeping its own reputation clean as your post demonstrates.

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Re:Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary sellin... by CPLX on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:12AM (#22160626)

The word potential is doing a ton of work in that sentence.

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Re:Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary sellin... by Ansil849 on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:13AM (#22160643)

From further in the article:

> Microsoft declined to comment on the specifics of why it purchased products from Jumpshot, but said that it doesn't have a current relationship with the company.

Which seems to indicate that Microsoft is in the list of past, not potential clients.

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Re:Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary sellin... by chapium on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:26AM (#22160779)

Microsoft can collect information through their OS, why bother with doing it in AV.

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Re:Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary sellin... by Ansil849 on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:37AM (#22160927)

Well, for that matter why bother purchasing it from this third party? Ostensibly for the same reason as not doing it in AV.

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