United States of America: FTC investigation into Avast's alleged sale of browsing data without consumer's consent
Progress
Current status
in force
26 Jun 2024 in force
22 Feb 2024 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Finalised order in FTC investigation into Avast over allegations of selling web browsing data for advertising
On 26 June 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalised an order prohibiting software provider Avast from selling, disclosing, or licensing web browsing data for advertising purposes and ordered Avast to pay USD 16.5 million. The order is part…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Reached settlement in FTC investigation into Avast's alleged sale of browsing data without consumer's consent
On 22 February 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ordered software provider Avast to pay USD 16.5 million and prohibited the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes. The order is part of the FTC settlem…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority