Should I be concerned about my data?ĭata sharing, to one degree or another, is a common by-product of free software. Jumpshot then shared data, which included users’ clicks and movements online, with companies that included Google, Microsoft and Pepsi.Īvast has since announced that it is terminating its data provision through Jumpshot, but confirmed that the core function of its software – the security side – will continue to work as normal. Evidence came to light from news website VICE this week that Avast, a popular supplier of paid and free antivirus software, has been sharing ‘de-identified’ personal user information collected from devices with a subsidiary called Jumpshot.
