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Re:Avast Scandal: Why We Stopped Recommending Avast and AVG by type0 on Friday July 14, 2023 @06:36PM (#36730854)
The trouble is that people don't care, I explained it to both AVG and Avast users, the response I got varied from disbelief to asking me where is my tinfoil-hat. Ignorance is bliss
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Re:Avast Scandal: Why We Stopped Recommending Avast and AVG by JohnFen on Friday July 14, 2023 @06:53PM (#36731031)
That doesn't sound like they don't care as much as they don't believe you.

Which echoes the responses I get when I bring up these issues. I think lots of people find the concept so outrageous that they think it couldn't possibly be true.

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Re:Avast Scandal: Why We Stopped Recommending Avast and AVG by hutzlibu on Friday July 14, 2023 @08:23PM (#36731805)
I think it is not wanting to believe.
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Re:Avast Scandal: Why We Stopped Recommending Avast and AVG by t0bia_s on Saturday July 15, 2023 @03:45AM (#36734531)
My friends family use Avast on all devices at home. It blocks ads and give parental control, also security from various viruses, phishing, malware... Data tracking is fine for them.

But... They pay around 35$/month for this.

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