![]() PCMag argued that Amazon could easily use this information to pinpoint a specific user. In one example, Avast was able to precisely pinpoint a user’s Amazon purchase down to the minute. The data type Avast hoarded wasn’t the issue, but rather their nuance. Unsurprisingly, some are deeply personal. ![]() ![]() Artificial Intelligence (735) Auto Tech (26) Blockchain (133) CanadianCIO (75) Careers & Education (4400) Channel Strategy (21) Cloud (1959) Communications & Telecom (301) Companies (429) Data & Analytics (1228) Development (582) Digital Transformation (1085) Distribution (116) Diversity & Inclusion (35) Ecommerce (75) Emerging Tech (24082) End User Hardware (14) Engineering (75) Financial Services (85) FinTech (67) Future of Work (294) Governance (78) Government & Public Sector (5937) Human Resources (788) Infrastructure (8477) IoT (6161) ITWC Morning Briefing (97) Leadership (4244) Legal (70) Legislation (105) Managed Services & Outsourcing (4300) Marketing (49) MarTech (2) Medical (15) Mobility (3411) Not For Profit (10) Open Source (18) Operations (61) People (76) Podcasts (1763) Privacy (527) Project Management (1099) Security (7191) Service (34) Smart Home (12) SMB (38) Social Networks (111) Software (4096) Supply Chain (102) Sustainability (50) Tech in Sports (4) Women in Technology (163)Īvast has never made its data collection practices a secret, but a joint report by Vice’s Motherboard and PCMag has revealed that the supposedly anonymized data can still be traced back to specific individuals.Īfter sifting through leaked user data and company documents, the report published today gave an unobstructed view of the type of data Avast–specifically its subsidiary Jumpshot–collected and sold.
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