Avast, a commonly used and trusted antivirus that is installed in over 435 million devices worldwide has been reportedly harvesting personal user data and selling it to major companies including Google and Microsoft.
The report comes from a joint investigation carried out by PCMag and Motherboard that uncovers leaked company documents obtained through one of Avast’s subsidiary companies, Jumpshot. It reveals that Avast has been harvesting personal user data through browser plugins and has been selling it to third party clients.
Ever since the report has gone public, Avast has stopped providing user data collected through its browser extensions and has come under a lot of flak regarding user privacy.
It is currently unknown whether Avast is also doing so through its antivirus software as well, but investigation on that is underway.
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