Avast Software will pay a $16.5 million fine to settle a federal complaint accusing the antivirus vendor of collecting users’ browsing data over six years and selling it to advertising companies without their consent. In fact, Avast did all this while promising users that its products would protect consumers from being tracked online, according to..
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