Privacy takes another hit

[Bambino]

I know they're probably all at it, and at least AVG is up front with it, but I wouldn't go near their software now.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/avg-releases-transparent-privacy-policy-yes-we-will-sell-your-data/#fta...

[Cleoriff]

I agree @Bambino. Often we don't think too deeply about it but then you read these paragraphs below and your eyes are opened. (Whether you want to know or not)

"If data is collected which makes you identifiable -- such as browsing history or search terms -- AVG says this information is considered personal and will be scrubbed.

"We may also aggregate and/or anonymize personal data we collect about you. For instance, although we would consider your precise location to be personal data if stored separately, if we combined the locations of our users into a data set that could only tell us how many users were located in a particular country, we would not consider this aggregated information to be personally identifiable,"

It seems to be open to all sorts of misinterpretation and dependent on WHO decides which info is personal

[jonsie]

Privacy went out of the window years ago. Every scammers known to man has your information gathered and it's pot luck as to when you will be affected.

[Bambino]

I'm well aware that any thought of privacy has long been gone @jonsie, I just think it's a shame that an antivirus company who purports to be protecting your information is actively passing it on. Maybe they're all at it and AVG are just the first ones to actually be up front with the truth?

[Anonymous]

I've got AVG on my la

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I hit post by accident!

I've got AVG on my laptop and I'm reluctant to get rid as I've found it the best antivirus software - I'd rather go without than use Norton or McAfee. This is making me think twice though.

What antivirus software do people recommend?

[Poppysmum]

I have Avast on my laptop the free version and have had no trouble with it. Used to have Microsoft Security Essentials til it put a bug on my laptop grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[blissgirl]

I too have avast on both my laptops and don't have any problems (free version)

[Cairdeas]

I use Bitdefender..had no problems so far x

[Cleoriff]

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@Cairdeas wrote:

I use Bitdefender..had no problems so far x

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We have Bitdefender on all our laptops. My other half has tried many but has settled on this one...