Author Topic: How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //  (Read 3303 times)

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IamNobodyNobodyIsPerfect

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How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //
« on: December 28, 2013, 10:08:14 PM »
UPDATE: This post concerns mobile devices (post missplaces, sorry).

How do I disable the "Activity Log" which can be reached via the Avast app? I have already unchecked the box for "Save Activity Log to a file" under Settings, so I am not asking about this. I am asking about the "Activity Log" which, if I understand correct, contains the 500 most resent activities performed by Avast. Among other things it shows all (or most?) of the scanned url:s (=web pages) which I have visited. I can erase web history in the web browsers to protect my privacy/integrity but all visited pages will still be listed in the Avast "Activity Log"!! Anyone with access to the Avast app can read this log. During certain circumstances, I think this could be a serious privacy/integrity issue for the Avast app, if not possible to disable this "Activity Log". If not possible to disable, how were you thinking when designing this? A serious issue for an app which shall protect privacy and integrity (among other things). Please tell me it can be disabled and how to do it! Otherwise a good app I think. //

« Last Edit: December 28, 2013, 11:05:37 PM by IamNobodyNobodyIsPerfect »

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Re: How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2013, 10:26:23 PM »
Are you referring to the "stat screen" last item scanned?
If you are just reboot.

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Re: How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2013, 10:37:22 PM »
Looks like you posted in the wrong section.
avast app? Sounds like mobile to me.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=121233.0

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Re: How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2013, 10:41:51 PM »
Yes, you are correct. Thanks.
This is wrong board. My post is about the free avast app for mobile devices. Sorry! I have now put it under board "avast! Mobile Security".

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Re: How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2013, 10:46:51 PM »
It can happen  ;)
Check the link I posted.
Looks like that is what you are looking for.

ps:
I will ask a moderator to move this threat to the correct section.

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Re: How to disable Activity Log? Serious privacy issue! //
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2013, 10:59:22 PM »
Yes, my post is about the same issue according to your link. Thanks again Eddy and good if my post could be removed from here by a Moderator. As I said, I have now put the same text under Mobile Security.