FTC hits Avast with $16.5 million fine over allegations of selling users’ browsing data

Avast Limited will pay $16.5 million and be barred from selling or licensing web browsing data for advertising as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which alleges the company and its subsidiaries sold vast amounts of aggregated, re-identifiable browsing data to third parties, the agency announced Thursday. The FTC alleges that

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