Mozilla drops top security tools over snooping fears

AVAST AND AVG EXTENSIONS FOUND COLLECTING USER DATA.

Mozilla has removed four Firefox extensions created by Avast and its subsidiary AVG after receiving credible reports that the extensions had harvested user data as well as user’s browsing histories. The four extensions which have been removed are Avast Online Security, AVG Online Security, Avast SafePrice and AVG SafePrice. The snooping was discovered by AdBlock Plus’ creator Wladimir Palant who sent a report to Mozilla.