[moonfern]

Avast, source https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13079569 AJ007

Here are the terms, it's in section 8.Privacy, processing of personal information. https://www.avast.com/eula-avast-free-products

However "AVAST may publish or share such information with third parties that are not part of the AVAST Group but will only ever do so after removing personally identifiable information."

[chinathrow]

Also: https://www.pehub.com/2015/05/avast-leads-22-mln-round-for-j...

"Jumpshot also captures https clickstream data to reveal in-depth buying and social behavior above and beyond simple browsing."

Capturing https clickstream data is only possible when you MITM the user - see Avast.

[codedokode]

They could make a deal with browser extension developers to bundle a surveillance module. That is why I never install any browser extensions.

[chinathrow]

They could for sure - others already did that and bought well running extensions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vjj51/i_am_one_of_th...

At least, not all extension developers gave in to $$$.

[tripzilch]

> removing personally identifiable information

no such thing.