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MalwareBytes browser extension.

Blocks all the shite. Mobile version too.



So instead of meta getting your browsing data, your AV gets your whole PC data that they will sell too.


According to Malwarebytes' privacy policy, they do not track user location information and only collect minimal data necessary for functionality, like license key validation, and do not store or track your online activity when using their VPN service, prioritizing user privacy; however, they may collect anonymized data for improving their software through analytics.


>only collect minimal data necessary for functionality

>however, they may collect anonymized data for improving their software through analytics.

So they do not unless they think of a plausible enough sounding excuse. anonymization with the massive amount of unique data a AV can collect is also nothing more than a empty promise.

it's truly mind boggling that in current year any vaguely tech literate person would believe a for profit proprietary software company would not data harvest the shit out of any bit they can because of worthless text on a website they could change or circumvent at any time or just ignore without any real repurcussions (pity fines don't count).




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