Google, WhatsApp, Facebook spying on users: Avast
- 9 years ago
Cybersecurity firm Avast has said that Google, WhatsApp and Facebook spy on their users to find out their interest for serving targeted advertisements, but their users are well aware about this.
"Google is an advertising company. Google revenue is basically from AdWords. Spying on users, getting what they are interested in and serving them advertisement is what their business model is. There is nothing inherent wrong with it. Users know what's going on, I think," Avast CEO Vincent Steckler said.
He was talking on the sidelines of release of Avast findings on cybersecurity issues and unveiling of anti-theft mobile security software. Steckler added that WhatsApp too breaches data privacy of users.
"Google is an advertising company. Google revenue is basically from AdWords. Spying on users, getting what they are interested in and serving them advertisement is what their business model is. There is nothing inherent wrong with it. Users know what's going on, I think," Avast CEO Vincent Steckler said.
He was talking on the sidelines of release of Avast findings on cybersecurity issues and unveiling of anti-theft mobile security software. Steckler added that WhatsApp too breaches data privacy of users.