The data protection watchdog in the Czech Republic has started an investigation of antivirus company Avast after an in-depth analysis of its data collection practices revealed that the vendor was selling browsing history info of over 100 million users to tech giants.
Avast’s clients included Google, Microsoft, and Home Depot, the investigation conducted by Motherboard and PCMag revealed.
Now the Czech authorities are looking into these practices to determine if the company mishandled personal data, an official announcement reads.
„At the moment we are collecting information on the whole case. There is a suspicion of a serious and extensive breach of the protection of users’ personal data. Based on the findings, further steps will be taken and general public will be infor…
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