Beloved browser extension acquired by non-beloved antivirus firm

'Browser extension I don't care about cookies does one job and does it well. It automatically removes the annoying-but-mandated "This website uses cookies" notices from websites. People like it, donate to it, and don't ask more of it, a rare find for free software. "Damn, this is the **** bro, it saved like 50 minutes of my gaming time lol," reads one review on the tool's Microsoft Edge Add-Ons page. The tone changed when the solo developer posted "GREAT NEWS" on the extension's website. Avast, a giant in cybersecurity that just completed an $8.1 billion merger with NortonLifeLock, will acquire the 10-year-old software for an undisclosed price.' -- source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/beloved-browser-extension-acquired-b... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 (office) +64 (7) 577-5304 (home office) https://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/
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