
That didn't take long. Just a few days after Motherboard and PCMag revealed more details about how Avast sells user data via its subsidiary, Jumpshot , Avast announced that it's decided to "wind down" the subsidiary "with immediate effect."
We noted earlier this week that Avast is most well-known for its free-to-use antivirus solution. The reports from Motherboard and PCMag revealed just how much information the company gathered about users who opted into sharing their data








