Leaked documents expose Avast antivirus subsidiary selling web browsing data
Here&#x27;s the rejected Firefox blocklist request for Avast extensions: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bugzilla.mozilla.org&#x2F;show_bug.cgi?id=1600600" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bugzilla.mozilla.org&#x2F;show_bug.cgi?id=1600600</a><p>Blocklisting the extensions would disable existing installations and stop ancillary data collection, which is prohibited by Firefox Add-on Policies.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;extensionworkshop.com&#x2F;documentation&#x2F;publish&#x2F;add-on-policies&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;extensionworkshop.com&#x2F;documentation&#x2F;publish&#x2F;add-on-p...</a><p>&gt; Mozilla expects that the add-on limits data collection whenever possible, in keeping with Mozilla&#x27;s Lean Data Practices and Mozilla&#x27;s Data Privacy Principles, and uses the data only for the purpose for which it was originally collected.<p>There are a number of browser extensions maintained by antivirus companies that use security as a disguise to collect and monetize user data. It is time for Google and Mozilla to act on this issue and protect users from these predatory practices.<p>Benign extensions that are genuinely useful and don&#x27;t have a company behind them do not get this treatment [1], they are blocked whitout preliminary contact with developers [2].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jeremiahlee.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;page-translator-is-dead&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jeremiahlee.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;page-translator-is-dead&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ghacks.net&#x2F;2019&#x2F;11&#x2F;05&#x2F;mozilla-bans-all-extensions-that-execute-remote-code&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ghacks.net&#x2F;2019&#x2F;11&#x2F;05&#x2F;mozilla-bans-all-extension...</a>