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[–] LWD@lemm.ee -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Oh boy, I sure do hope this happens to other companies that do it!

FakeSpot by Mozilla: sells browsing history to advertising partners

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[–] T0RB1T@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What? What does an astrotruf-review detection app have anything to do with avast?

[–] LWD@lemm.ee -2 points 8 months ago

Corporate giant owns a subsidiary that sells browsing data.