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For anyone using 3rd party anti virus, they are all just malware these days on windows.
This is exactly what an anti virus suite is supposed to prevent, your personal data being hijacked by hostile parties.
Windows defender is very strong, often better than these 3rd parties anyway, and certainly less of a performance hit.
But often 3rd party ones (including paid) will track your browsing history as well as app usage and even typing sometimes and sell that data.
Since Windows 7, there's been no need for 3rd party AV
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And for those saying "I don't care what people do with my data", you likely don't understand how big data works, it's not "your data" they care about, it's the collective millions of data points combined that make the impact. You have no control who it's sold to, and companies generally don't care about moral compass and will sell to the highest bidder.
There's a reason big data is the most valuable commodity in the world, far higher priced than gold or oil
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This is exactly what an anti virus suite is supposed to prevent, your personal data being hijacked by hostile parties.
Windows defender is very strong, often better than these 3rd parties anyway, and certainly less of a performance hit.
But often 3rd party ones (including paid) will track your browsing history as well as app usage and even typing sometimes and sell that data.
Since Windows 7, there's been no need for 3rd party AV
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Avast hit with $16.5 million fine for selling customer browsing data
And for those saying "I don't care what people do with my data", you likely don't understand how big data works, it's not "your data" they care about, it's the collective millions of data points combined that make the impact. You have no control who it's sold to, and companies generally don't care about moral compass and will sell to the highest bidder.
There's a reason big data is the most valuable commodity in the world, far higher priced than gold or oil
Data is more Valuable than Gold
In today’s economy data is arguably more valuable than gold.
The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data
The data economy demands a new approach to antitrust rules
What is Big Data and Why is it Important? | Definition from TechTarget
Learn about the characteristics of big data, how businesses use it, its business benefits and challenges and the various technologies involved.
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