ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoFTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertiserstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1576arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1570arrow-down1external-linkFTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertiserstechcrunch.comylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·8 months agoOh boy, I sure do hope this happens to other companies that do it!
minus-squarekattenluik@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoFakespot’s entire thing seems to be being a cringy AI tool. I feel like whoever uses it should/would understand that this data is leaving their grasp.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoMake sure to check your Firefox about:config for “shopping2023” or whatever flag they called it… Soon we’ll all have Fakespot installed
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months ago shopping2023 thanks, disabled it immediately
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI can’t find any information on this, can you share a source?
Oh boy, I sure do hope this happens to other companies that do it!
Fakespot’s entire thing seems to be being a cringy AI tool. I feel like whoever uses it should/would understand that this data is leaving their grasp.
Make sure to check your Firefox about:config for “shopping2023” or whatever flag they called it… Soon we’ll all have Fakespot installed
thanks, disabled it immediately
I can’t find any information on this, can you share a source?