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So will this use data harvested from their malware apps (Onavo)?

I wasn't aware that installing something by yourself that provides you with a promised benefit could be considered malware.

Your accusation even conflicts with the basic definition of malware:

> Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network.

I know what you're getting at, but why chose such a loaded term that doesn't fit?

You forgot to include some more details from the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware) from where you borrowed your definition:

> A wide variety of types of malware exist, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, and scareware.

It specifically mentions spyware, so let's take a look at that definition:

"Spyware is a type of malware that aims to gather information about a person or organization, without their knowledge, and send such information to hack another entity without the consumer's consent."

> Your accusation even conflicts with the basic definition of malware

The very source you pasted this definition from (Wikipedia) goes on to list spyware as a type of malware, and the page for spyware lists Onavo as an example.

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