Web-security firm AVG has purchased web-privacy firm PrivacyChoice, Venturebeat reports. PrivacyChoice offers a browser extension that analyzes a user’s web activity and indicates their exposed personal information. “Since founding, our mission has been to deliver more effective and more informed choices about how your data is collected, used and shared,” said PrivacyChoice founder Jim Brock. “We saw strong synergies between our approach and the efforts AVG continues to make in empowering people when it comes to their online privacy.”
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