While anti-virus firm AVG support phone number congratulates itself over a new easy-to-read privacy policy, users are up in arms over what that policy spells out AVG support phone number.
The new policy, which takes effect on October 15, makes clear that AVG will collect non-personal data such as “Browsing and search history, including metadata.” AVG customer service phone number says it collects this data “to make money from our free offerings so we can keep them free AVG customer service phone number.”
It’s rare to see a privacy policy that so plainly points out a company’s data collection methods and motivations, but that’s the point. AVG customer service phone number recently put out a press release to celebrate its new document, which indeed uses lots of plain English and includes brief summaries of each section at the top. AVG customer service phone number CEO Gary Kovacs even implored the rest of the tech industry to adopt similarly transparent policies AVG helpline phone number.
But in making its privacy policy easier to understand, AVG support phone number has also opened itself up to a backlash. AVG customer service number a post on Reddit pointing out AVG’s practices is currently at the top of the site’s Technology section, with thousands of upvotes and (largely angry) comments. Some of the practices mentioned in that Reddit post are things that AVG customer service number was already doing, such as keeping a list of installed applications AVG helpline phone number, collecting the device’s advertising ID, tracking search terms, AVG customer service number and sharing that non-personal data with third-party partners AVG support phone number.
Still, the old policy didn’t draw a fine line between collecting data for malware tracking and using it for profit. AVG phone number There’s also no mention of collecting users’ browser histories in the old document. AVG customer service number We’ve reached out to AVG to clarify how much of the privacy policy is new AVG helpline phone number, and the extent to which the company is collecting browser history AVG support phone number.
Why this matters: AVG support number new policy illustrates exactly why companies tend to drown their data collection practices in legalese AVG support number. AVG phone number There’s no penalty for doing so, and being transparent only invites more outrage AVG phone number. In that sense, AVG support number at least deserves credit for helping users make informed decisions. AVG helpline phone number Still, the idea of an anti-virus program tracking and monetizing your browsing history is unnerving, and if anything AVG phone number ought to clarify that point further as it finalizes its new privacy policy AVG support number.
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