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| name = Avast Software s.r.o.
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In April 2020, Avast released a new secure, private mobile web browser for Android based on technology acquired from previously unreported acquisition of Tenta, a Seattle-based startup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/avast-acquires-seattle-startup-tenta-leading-release-new-secure-browser-android/|title=Avast acquires Seattle startup Tenta, leading to release of new secure browser for Android|date=17 April 2020|website=GeekWire|language=en-US|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>
In July 2021, [[Gen Digital|NortonLifeLock]], an American cybersecurity company, announced that it is in talks to [[Mergers and acquisitions|merge]] with Avast Software. In August 2021, Avast's board of directors agreed to an offer of US$8 billion. In September 2022, the [[Competition and Markets Authority]] approved the proposed takeover by NortonLifeLock so allowing the transaction to be completed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Starr|first=Dashia|title=Cybersecurity firms NortonLifeLock and Avast merge in $8B deal|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/cybersecurity-firms-nortonlifelock-and-avast-merge-in-over-8b-deal/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=CNET|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Carly|last=Page|title=Cybersecurity giants NortonLifeLock and Avast merge in $8.1B deal|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/11/nortonlifelock-avast-merger/|access-date=12 December 2023|website=TechCrunch|date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202011554/https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/11/nortonlifelock-avast-merger/|archive-date=2 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 September 2022 |title=CMA clears NortonLifeLock's £6bn Avast takeover |newspaper=UK Tech News |url=https://www.uktech.news/cybersecurity/nortonlifelock-avast-merger-20220902 |access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Barr |first=Greg |date=12 September 2022 |title=NortonLifeLock to change company name in wake of Avast acquisition |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/09/12/nortonlifelock-name-change-merger.html |url-status=live |archive-url=
==Products==
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==Collection and sale of user data==
In late 2019, Avast [[browser extension]]s were found to collect user data, including browsing behavior and history, and send it to a remote server. The discovery led to the extensions of the Avast and AVG brands being temporarily removed from the [[Google Chrome]], [[Firefox]] and [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] extension stores, however, they returned a short time later as there was no concrete evidence that demonstrated a breach of private data of the users.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brewster|first=Thomas|title=Are You One Of Avast's 400 Million Users? This Is Why It Collects And Sells Your Web Habits.|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/12/09/are-you-one-of-avasts-400-million-users-this-is-why-it-collects-and-sells-your-web-habits/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Li|first=Abner|date=2019-12-18|title=Google removes Avast, AVG extensions from Chrome Web Store after data collection concerns|url=https://9to5google.com/2019/12/17/chrome-avast-extensions-removed/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=[[9to5Google]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-18|title=Some Avast extensions dropped from Chrome Web Store after data collection abuses|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/18/some-avast-extensions-dropped-from-chrome-web-store-after-data-collection-abuses/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Android Police|language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2020, a joint investigation by [[Vice (magazine)|Motherboard]] and [[PCMag]] found that the [[Avast Antivirus]] and [[AVG AntiVirus]] Free version were collecting user data, which was being resold to personalize advertising through a subsidiary, Jumpshot.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks|access-date=2021-09-28|website=PCMAG|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210329073046/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation |archive-date=29
On the basis of the information revealed, on 11 February 2020 the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection announced that it had initiated a preliminary investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uoou.cz/en/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=200156&id=1896|title=Statement on Avast case|date=11 February 2020|website=The Office for Personal Data Protection|language=en|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>
In February 2024, the [[Federal Trade Commission]] fined Avast $16.5 million for collecting user data and reselling that data. The collection was done under their program to ensure that such collection of user data was not happening.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-ftc-proposes-order-banning-avast-selling-browsing-data-ads-2024-02-22/|title=Avast to pay $16.5 mln to settle US charges linked to user data sale|date=22 February 2024|newspaper=Reuters|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref>
==See also==
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