UK competition watchdog unveils principles to make a kinder antivirus business Treat customers fairly when it comes to auto-renewal. Or else October 19, 2021 https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/19/cma_antivirus/
SAS. New local AV software seems wasted. They're moving to the cloud and it can anticipate threats faster than local definition updates. That's critical with zero day malware and exploits. That said, auto renewal is the most abusive aspect of it. People shouldn't be tied down to a cybersecurity vendor.
AV-Comparatives welcome UK guidelines on auto-renewal by antivirus vendors October 28, 2021 https://www.av-comparatives.org/av-...delines-on-auto-renewal-by-antivirus-vendors/