NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As digital life becomes more complex, consumers face heightened risks when browsing the web, shopping online, and managing personal information. A new report by ...

UK-based cybersecurity firm Avast will be fined $16.5m by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for selling customer web browsing data to third parties. This broke Avast promises that its products ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will order Avast to pay $16.5 million and ban the company from selling the users' web browsing data or licensing it for advertising purposes. The complaint says ...

What just happened? Cybersecurity giant Avast has been hit with a $16.5 million fine from the FTC for selling customers' web browsing data to advertisers. The company carried out this practice despite ...

Avast, a name known for its security research and antivirus apps, has long offered Chrome extensions, mobile apps, and other tools aimed at increasing privacy. Avast’s apps would “block annoying ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday said it will ban the antivirus giant Avast from selling consumers’ web browsing data to advertisers after Avast claimed its products would prevent its ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively flexing its authority as a privacy regulator in recent months. The agency has been especially focused on identifying data practices it views to be ...