Jumpshot: Avast to pay $16.5 mln to settle US charges linked to user data sale

(marketscreener.com) Software provider Avast Plc must pay $16.5 million and stop selling any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle U.S. charges that the British firm misrepresented how it uses browsing data, the Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday. The charges are linked to U.S. allegations that Avast, through its Czech subsidiary...https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Avast-to-pay-16-5-mln-to-settle-US-charges-linked-to-user-data-sale--46013190/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240222