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Avast antivirus subsidiary sells ‘Every search. Every click. Every buy – VICE

Posted in Research Notes, trust

An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells ‘Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.’ Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey.

Source: Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data – VICE

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