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The researcher posted another blog post today to air his frustration at the slow pace the browser vendors have moved.
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) December 3, 2019
I can attest this part. Had the same issues for past articles. They only removed extensions after news of any abuse was widely reportedhttps://t.co/XMBb48OnpX pic.twitter.com/xjaJqrtsRg
Mozilla removes Avast and AVG extensions from add-on portal over snooping claims
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) December 3, 2019
> Extensions are: Avast Online Security, AVG Online Security, Avast SafePrice, AVG SafePrice
> Extensions still available on the Chrome Web Storehttps://t.co/9hiaQataV6 pic.twitter.com/VXGBmoAY9X
Mozilla/Opera removed four browser extensions by Avast/AVG because they seem to upload browsing data: https://t.co/21uLcuJVmmhttps://t.co/8VJZAPiQer
— Wolfie Christl (@WolfieChristl) December 4, 2019
Also, Avast owns a majority stake in Jumpshot, who sells 'clickstream data' on '100 million shoppers':https://t.co/M8dAWzE5Zp pic.twitter.com/Hflsl3GN9C
I thought all of this was obvious given the fact that Avast sells marketing data. Where do people think this comes from? ?
— Paul (@Paul__Walsh) December 3, 2019
I didn't want to name them but now that it's out in the open, here's my receipthttps://t.co/SlKqdXcaa3
As a browser developer @MetaCert , this is creepy https://t.co/YkQv9McFZW
Mozilla/Opera removed four browser extensions by Avast/AVG because they seem to upload browsing data: https://t.co/21uLcuJVmmhttps://t.co/8VJZAPiQer
— Wolfie Christl (@WolfieChristl) December 4, 2019
Also, Avast owns a majority stake in Jumpshot, who sells 'clickstream data' on '100 million shoppers':https://t.co/M8dAWzE5Zp pic.twitter.com/Hflsl3GN9C
Mozilla removes Avast and AVG extensions from add-on portal over snooping claims https://t.co/GYOOM57UWi by @campuscodi
— ZDNet (@ZDNet) December 3, 2019
In the meantime, @ZDNet got an official statement from @avast_antivirus. Quite unsurprisingly, they claim that collecting user data is necessary for the extension functionality. They are apparently implementing some changes to get accepted again.https://t.co/f9CatOn63Z
— Yellow Flag (@WPalant) December 4, 2019
HTTPS now used by 80% of all Android apps by default https://t.co/CczauIF4uu
— Security Response (@threatintel) December 4, 2019
Mozilla removes four Firefox extensions made by Avast and AVG after reports that they were harvesting user data and browsing histories https://t.co/JUcKjI837X // #tech
— Andy Wendt (@AndyWendt) December 4, 2019
Mozilla removes Avast and AVG extensions from add-on portal because they spy on you https://t.co/af5SCsp3Am pic.twitter.com/2mot0aL4pe
— Andrew Ducker (@andrewducker) December 4, 2019
Firefox , a web browser, removed extensions made by Avast and AVG after receiving reports that they were collecting user data and browsing histories?♂️#Zednet #Mozilla #Firefox #extension #Avast #Avg #antivirus #CyberSecurity #data
— D-Tech (@DORY_abh) December 3, 2019
More info here ?https://t.co/pIiHU0nVke
Mozilla removed 4 Avast and AVG extensions for spying on Firefox users#CyberSecurity #CyberSec #infosec #Security #cybercrime #ThreatIntel #cyberattacks #dataprotection #privacy #phishing #Hackers #cyberthreats #databreaches https://t.co/kxbJ4m79I3
— Jiniba (@JinibaBD) December 4, 2019
Mozilla removed 4 Avast and AVG extensions for spying on Firefox users https://t.co/O3pCHYYcDz #Infosec
— Security Unicorn (@SecUnicorn) December 4, 2019
Mozilla removed 4 Avast and AVG extensions for spying on Firefox users https://t.co/SCuphKQgsa #cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/SC5K5pjHzT
— Angelo G Longo (@aglongo) December 4, 2019
#Opera just notified me that they also unpublished #Avast and #AVG browser extensions from their add-ons directory. So now only Chrome Web Store is left...https://t.co/QvkLsVBvvU
— Yellow Flag (@WPalant) December 4, 2019
.@mozilla removes Avast and AVG extensions from add-on portal over snooping claims
— Fabrizio Bustamante (@Fabriziobustama) December 3, 2019
By @ZDNet https://t.co/qjRC20MbIC#CyberSecurity #infosec #Cyberattack #Datasecurity
Cc: @digitalcloudgal @JolaBurnett @JohnMaynardCPA @archonsec @fogle_shane @Katharina_Lamsa @PVynckier @gvalan pic.twitter.com/x0Bw0T0pZV
#cybersecurity https://t.co/YBLUtEp5Hl Mozilla pulls four Firefox add-ons over excessive data collection
— InfoSecStuff (@infosecstuff) December 5, 2019
Mozilla removed 4 Avast and AVG extensions for spying on Firefox users https://t.co/0G8u6XeDbY#CyberSecurity #Databreach #Hackers #infosec @reach2ratan #AI #ML #malware #cloud #cloudsecurity #Machinelearning #Analytics #Blockchain #Bigdata #Digital #ArtificialIntelligence pic.twitter.com/d4qLQX1k35
— Ratan Jyoti (@reach2ratan) December 4, 2019