Tried to get to Q posts on my wife's laptop and get this...common?
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Here since I don't liked putting things out there without providing the sauce:
Avast caught harvesting user browsing data via its Mozilla extension in 2019.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla-removes-avast-and-avg-firefox-extensions
Avast caught spying again in 2020 on users clicks and selling data to a 3rd party company, Jumpshot. Basically your browsing history got sold out. Data sharing agreement was terminated after media reported on the personally identifiable and unencrypted transmission of user browser histories by the Avast antivirus.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks
Here is another in depth article regarding security/ antivirus firms selling all of your data
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation