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| Subject | Re: Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? |
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| Date | Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:08:39 +0800 |
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Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> writes: > It goes without saying that reliable antivirus software plays a > crucial role in IT security. As malware continues to become more > sophisticated and prolific (more than 350,000 malware samples are > released every single day), home users and business owners alike need > to have protection in place to stop these modern digital threats. > > However, antivirus products are not immune to privacy problems. While > the antivirus industry is ostensibly on the side of good, many > antivirus products behave in a way that infringes on users’ privacy. > Whether they intercept web traffic, sell browser history data, or > allow backdoor access to government agencies, many antivirus products > are guilty of jeopardizing the very thing they are designed to > protect: your data. > > Here are five ways antivirus software may interfere with your privacy. > > https://restoreprivacy.com/antivirus-privacy/ > A program that unapologetically scans all of your files, all the time, is spying on you. Well, isn't that a surprise. The best kind of "anti-virus" software is good computing practice and pre-emptive protection. You should always have an adblocker running in your browser and do not download any files that you are not sure of its provenance. -- Pointless meanderings in a bleak and lonely world.
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Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2022-10-29 23:34 +0200 Re: Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? 5GyYap52yQ1UGMWD <ehj46PkBWfBAng9C@VW28LtWn6wknpUMV.invalid> - 2022-10-30 13:08 +0800 Re: Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? anonymous <anonymous@invalid.com> - 2023-01-24 06:39 +0000
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