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[โ€“] American_Jesus@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't get why so many downvotes, it's well known that (free) antivirus collect user data.

Remember, employees still need to be paid, and make profit.

Even now Microsoft offers Windows for free, complete with bloatware and trackers.

Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? - https://restoreprivacy.com/antivirus-privacy/

How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying - https://archive.ph/RCSbW

https://files.catbox.moe/q6dosk.jpg

[โ€“] thecam@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing sources and that funny meme.