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The whole premise is ridiculously bad - this is done by antivirus software. It doesn't matter how the data is handled, the act of losing trust is in action itse
by saiya-jin 7y ago
The whole premise is ridiculously bad - this is done by antivirus software. It doesn't matter how the data is handled, the act of losing trust is in action itself.
Its like adware-blocker would install its own adware upon removal of all the others. But it would be a 'good' one ie for 'optimizing internet connection' or similar bullshit.
Trust is a finicky issue - long time to build, can be lost with 1 mistake. This event can kill Avast company in long term. Stupid, stupid move from owners, only explainable by greed, and not really justifiable.
- Daniel_sk 7y agoYes, in this case it's a very bad decision. I guess it made business sense if you want to have a free-tier of AV for tens or hundreds of millions of users - you need to somehow generate the money, but it's a ticking bomb.