AVG fingerprinting

Isn't this a bit much? Looks like total fingerprinting.

From the AVG privacy policy:

"Information about your PC or other applicable device and the types and number of files and programs so that, where appropriate, AVG can suggest other products or services, including third party products and services, that you may find useful."

"On mobiles, the serial numbers of SIM cards and the phone itself and the mobile network you use but not the phone number. And, if you have enabled the anti-theft feature, we will collect the phones most recent location – this is only used for the purpose of locating your phone. "

www.avg.com

Malwarebytes and Avast don't *state* that they pull this much. Avast seems to be engorged by Google, so who knows what they slurp.

Too bad, AVG did well in PC Magazine.

 

Anti-malware tools are the new malware.