provirus

4 ms·

1. 1.▲
   by provirus 10y ago

   Some of what is was their EULA (which is subject to change), and what they collected (which is subject to change with updates): http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2492599,00.asp https://www.av-comparatives
2. 2.▲
   by provirus 10y ago

   Given how they often MITM the connection they would be able to do things like reorder Google search results. This would be a huge revenue stream. Can also sell browsing data to advertisers to target specific people.
3. 3.▲
   by provirus 10y ago

   It's less prevailent and severe, but FOSS sometimes does: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-health-report-u... The
4. 4.▲
   by provirus 10y ago

   There has been critics on the quietly updating of root certs by Microsoft. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9789819
5. 5.▲
   by provirus 10y ago

   But not everyone has access to all of your browsing history; especially across browsers and devices. There's Microsoft, Google, and/or Apple have that. The profit models of these big companies create some disincentives on onsellin