The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Avast to pay $16.5 million and banned the company from selling users’ web browsing data or licensing it for advertising purposes.
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks. The suite of applications would be immediately removed from government-issued devices and users will be blocked from downloading them in the future, said a statement. Treasury Board President Anita Anand, […]