Privacy policy are contentious and is hotly debated on what is allowed to be shared and what is not. With nearly every site logged-in require some personal data from the user, the private information on the world wide web is enormous and for certain parties this can be turned into a lucrative business.
AVG the free anti virus site has now introduced new policy terms and conditions causing alarm in the social scene, with their request to collect ‘non-personal data’ to make money from their free offerings. But the definition of ‘non-personal’ needs clarification, does browsing history situate outside the borders of this terminology? Many on discussion forums don’t think so, so is this the trade off for free service from the security site and is it worth it?
Here is the excerpt from AVG’s updated privacy policy to be effective from 15th October
We collect non-personal data to make money from our free offerings so we can keep them free, including:
- Advertising ID associated with your device;
- Browsing and search history, including meta data;
- Internet service provider or mobile network you use to connect to our products; and
- Information regarding other applications you may have on your device and how they are used.
You can read the one page privacy policy on their website, the company has moved to concise usage terms to just within a page challenging others to do the same. However, users are given a month to provide feedback on their data collection programs.
http://www.avg.com/gb-en/privacy-new?A
