In ÚOOÚ’s view, Avast claimed that it did not collect or identify user data, but in practice it collected data through antivirus and browser extensions and then transferred it to the Czech subsidiary of its parent company Jumpshot, which then sent the data back. is sold to third parties. Thus, the data of 100 million users was sent “outside”.
At the same time, some of the data was used for targeted identification of users.
ÚOOÚ said that the situation is made even worse by the fact that Avast is one of the leaders in the information security industry, and therefore the situation is even more sensitive.
In response, Avast announced its disagreement with the regulator and its intention to sue. According to a vendor representative, Avast is committed to fully protecting user data and taking all necessary measures to ensure privacy.
Source: Ferra
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