{"id":875,"date":"2020-02-05T12:54:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=875"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:54:43","slug":"anti-virus-software-shut-down-after-selling-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/anti-virus-software-shut-down-after-selling-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Virus Software Shut Down After Selling Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Anti-Virus Software company, Avast announced they are immediately terminating their Jumpshot operations. The reasoning behind it is due to the reveal of the company&#8217;s subsidary collecting and selling their browsing data to advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/qjdkq7\/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation\">Vice<\/a><\/strong>, it explains that the, &#8220;Avast antivirus program installed on a person&#8217;s computer collects data, and that Jumpshot repackages it into various different products that are then sold to many of the largest companies in the world. Some past, present, and potential clients include Google, Yelp, Microsoft, McKinsey, Pepsi, Home Depot, Cond\u00e9 Nast, Intuit, and many others. Some clients paid millions of dollars for products that include a so-called &#8220;All Clicks Feed,&#8221; which can track user behavior, clicks, and movement across websites in highly precise detail.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Protecting people is Avast\u2019s top priority and must be embedded in everything we do in our business and in our products. Anything to the contrary is unacceptable. <\/p><p>For these reasons, I \u2013 together with our board of directors \u2013 have decided to terminate the Jumpshot data collection and wind down Jumpshot\u2019s operations, with immediate effect.<\/p><cite>Ondrej Vlcek, Avast CEO   <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, due to the nature and quick decision by the CEO, it was stated that hundreds of people who worked under Jumpshot will be out of the job, along with dozens of customers no longer receiving the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> For security inquiries, call us at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. \u00a0Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. 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