{"id":709901,"date":"2020-01-30T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=709901"},"modified":"2020-01-30T15:06:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T20:06:10","slug":"avast-shutters-data-selling-subsidiary-amid-user-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=709901","title":{"rendered":"Avast shutters data-selling subsidiary amid user outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> An Avast Antivirus logo displayed on a smartphone. (credit: Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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One of the world’s largest antivirus providers is ending a program that collected and sold users’ Web browsing data a few days after media reports exposed the platform.<\/p>\n

Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek announced late Thursday the end of the data-selling subsidiary, known as Jumpshot. Writing in an open letter<\/a>, he said that he and the company’s board “have decided to terminate the Jumpshot data collection and wind down Jumpshot’s operations, with immediate effect.”<\/p>\n

The pervasive operations of Jumpshot came to light earlier this week following reporting by Vice Motherboard<\/a> and PCMag<\/a>. Jumpshot described itself<\/a> as “the only company that unlocks walled garden data… to provide marketers with unparalleled visibility, analytical insights and a more comprehensive understanding of the online customer journey that delivers a highly competitive advantage.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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