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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: F.Kimono on November 12, 2013, 12:56:25 AM
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When trying to upgrade from 8.x to 9.x (Avast free edition) I'm asked by the installer to agree with some data gathering by Avast company.
As I don't remember.. may I ask if I agreed with something like this when was upgrading to version 8 or is this something new?
Thank you for the answer.
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When you install the free version of avast!, you agree to the following:
http://files.avast.com/files/legal/eula-avast-free-2014.pdf (http://files.avast.com/files/legal/eula-avast-free-2014.pdf)
Your question doesn't make it very clear what you're questioning.
Not agreeing to the EULA, results in not installing the program.
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Good point with the EULA...
"8.Privacy; Processing of Personal Information"
I'm trying to figure out if anything changed regarding this point about information collecting from my system, later processing by Avast company and even sharing with 3'rd parties according to the EULA...
Is this something specific for the free version of Avast only or are more information collected from the free version because it is free?
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Since this seems to interest you, have fun reading all about it:
http://www.avast.com/en-us/privacy-policy (http://www.avast.com/en-us/privacy-policy)
I personally don't care. What I do care about is the protection I receive when avast! is
installed and protecting my system.
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Is this something specific for the free version of Avast only or are more information collected from the free version because it is free?
The info collected is annonymous and regardless the avast! version.
Official text:
"We want you to know that avast! Free Antivirus collects information from your computer that helps us improve our services to you. We remove anything that identifies you and combine it with the information from all of our customers. We analyze this data and may publish our insights, or share the insights with third parties. However, we promise we will never publish or share any of this data that includes your personally identifiable information and we will never use the information to target you or to allow someone else to target you without your consent."
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"Official text:(...)"
Yes.. I read this.
Can I do anything more except not using e.g. Reputation Services to stop to send _any_ data from my client system with Avast AV free to Avast company?
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You must agree to the EULA before installing avast.
Don't worry avast is "not" sharing any of your personal information. Period. 8)
FYI...I even printed the EULA off so I have a hard copy. :)
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Can I do anything more except not using e.g. Reputation Services to stop to send _any_ data from my client system with Avast AV free to Avast company?
It will be enough.
Although we do not encourage to do this. You're losing the cloud protection and also do not allowing that all other users have a better detection system. Nowadays, the 200 million users of avast! around the world turn into the best international sensor network to protect ourselves from emerging threats (0-day).