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Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data (www.theverge.com)

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Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.

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[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is fucking garbage.

When a company gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar, it's not a punishment to put one of the cookies back.

Fines should be ten TIMES what the company made from their misbehaviour, not ten percent.

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