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FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users’ browsing data to advertisers
Avast closed its Jumpshot subsidiary in 2020 after the antivirus giant was caught selling the browsing activity of millions of its customers.
The regulator said that the browsing data that Jumpshot sold revealed consumers’ religious beliefs, health concerns, political leanings, their location, and other sensitive information. A joint investigation by Vice News and PCMag in January 2020 revealed that Jumpshot was selling the highly sensitive web browsing data to companies including Google, Yelp, Microsoft, Home Depot, and consulting giant McKinsey. When reached on Thursday for comment, Gen Digital representative Jess Monney provided TechCrunch with a statement, saying: “When Avast voluntarily closed Jumpshot in 2020 it had ceased these practices.
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