Subj : Re: Selected Anti-Virus P
To   : Jay Harris
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 03 2020 11:26:00

Jay,

 DS> !$ 1) AVG (www.grisoft.com) -- anti-virus

 JH> Avast & AVG (which Avast owns) were caught earlier this year harvesting
 JH> all of their user's browsing history:

 JH> https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-c
 JH> an-spy-
 JH> on-your-clicks

 JH> Which just further confirms the adage: "If You're Not Paying for It,
 JH> YOU are the Product"

  It's like "you get what you pay for". I'm waiting for the day when
Microsoft will come out with an update that will disable all virus
protection except their Windows Defender, all search engines except
for Bing, and all web browsers except Microsoft Edge.

  You know darn well, they are angry that not everyone is using Windows 
Defender, Microsoft Edge, Bing, or Windows 10. But, if they do that, I 
guarantee a bunch of folks will jump ship, and go to either Mac or Linux.

  But, the ad tracking is overwhelming...I use DuckDuckGo for my search
engine...what I search for is none of their business.

Daryl

.... Apathy Error: Strike any key...or none, for that matter.
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