Avast and AVG Internet Security Go Rogue On Browsers

https://getconnectedmedia.com - In general, internet security software helps us avoid threats while we surf the web. With extended coverage through browser extensions, we should feel safer than ever. But what if companies that we trust to protect us take a few too many liberties with our data? Recently, it was discovered that AVG and AVAST browser extensions on Firefox and Chrome were doing more than protecting us from bad things on the Internet. In fact, they were taking a wealth of data that any bad actor would love to have access to. We dive into why people should be concerned and what you should do.

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