Also: https://www.pehub.com/2015/05/avast-leads-22-mln-round-for-jumpshot/ "Jump... | Hacker News

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chinathrow on Feb 7, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen

Also: https://www.pehub.com/2015/05/avast-leads-22-mln-round-for-j...

"Jumpshot also captures https clickstream data to reveal in-depth buying and social behavior above and beyond simple browsing."

Capturing https clickstream data is only possible when you MITM the user - see Avast.

codedokode on Feb 7, 2017 [–]

They could make a deal with browser extension developers to bundle a surveillance module. That is why I never install any browser extensions.

chinathrow on Feb 7, 2017 | [–]

They could for sure - others already did that and bought well running extensions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vjj51/i_am_one_of_th...

At least, not all extension developers gave in to $$$.

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