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Important note, because it isn't immediately obvious: Norton is bundling an optional cryptocurrency miner that they are offering as a product. Nothing here indi
by badRNG 5y ago
Important note, because it isn't immediately obvious: Norton is bundling an optional cryptocurrency miner that they are offering as a product. Nothing here indicates that Norton is surreptitiously adding cryptominer malware on their customers' machines (like one might assume reading the original thread.) Though they are taking a 15% cut for using their miner...[1]
[1] https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announcements/introducing-norton-crypto https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announ...
- cbhl 5y agoHuh, I guess after they saw how many of their customers had crypto miners detected on their systems they decided to get in on the game.
- skeeter2020 5y agois this the same way MS adds "optional" telemetry and other features, LinkedIn "optionally" adds me as a follower to everyone in my network and every website "optionally" adds me to receive all sales & marketing emails? If it's bundled it's not really optional, is it?
- fourseventy 5y agoIts optional because you don't have to turn it on... not rocket science