FTC fines cybersecurity company Avast $16.5M for tracking and selling user data

[dupe]<p>More discussion on the official FTC blog about it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=39470189">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=39470189</a>

The stalker capitalism of Silicon Valley (yes I know the company is Prague based but its copying the playbook) is the most predatory form of capitalism.