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Vulnerability researcher at Google. This is a personal stream, opinions expressed are mine.

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    Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso Jan 30
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    Tavis Ormandy Retweeted @mikko

    wow, avast are actually winding down jumpshot.https://twitter.com/mikko/status/1222855718841266176 …

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    @mikko @mikko
    After stock drops by 20% on privacy violation news, the company reacts by shutting down their subsidiary that was selling the usage data. https://twitter.com/avast_antivirus/status/1222784762873409536 …
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      2. Jeremiah Grossman‏Verified account @jeremiahg Jan 30
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        So if I have this right... find publicly-traded infosec vendors who are selling customer data… put in some sell orders, then ‘out’ them.

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      3. Tavis Ormandy‏Verified account @taviso Jan 30
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        Hah, I think it would be hard, it was clear what Avast were doing for years, but nobody really cared until the mainstream media picked up on it, and that seems hard to influence...

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      2. doragasu‏ @doragasu Jan 30
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        I have read nowhere they will stop collecting and selling user's data. I suppose they will create another company and continue doing the same.

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      3. Yellow Flag‏ @WPalant Jan 31
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        Avast's blog post says: "I came to the conclusion that the data collection business is not in line with our privacy priorities as a company in 2020 and beyond." This *looks* like a promise to stop collecting any data.

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      1. Yellow Flag‏ @WPalant Jan 31
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        Crazy, isn't it? And there I was wondering whether their strategy of sitting out the shitstorm would work. It *almost* did...

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