![]() ![]() "I came to the conclusion that the data collection business is not in line with our privacy priorities as a company in 2020 and beyond," Vlcek wrote. Nevertheless, closing down Jumpshot is absolutely the right thing to do for privacy and security reasons and after a review of Avast's activities after Vlcek was appointed chief executive last year. ![]() ![]() Vlcek did not give a date on when data harvesting company would be closed down however, but said "the decision we have made will regrettably impact hundreds of loyal Jumpshot employees and dozens of its customers." Czech multinational Avast has decided to wind down its data harvesting subsidiary Jumpshot after mounting concerns over the latter company's business of on-selling user information, some of which was gathered from the security vendor's software.Īvast chief executive Ondrej Vlcek apologised for hurting people's feelings and putting in doubt whether to trust the company, and announced that Jumpshot would be wound down with immediate effect. ![]()
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