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		jodrellblank on Jan 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Norton is installing a Cryptocurrency miner called... The screenshots from [1] shows it saying "Turn your PC's idle time into cash. Show me how". Would that make sense if you had no choice in the matter? And on the second screenshot it has "Pause mining" button. [1] from: https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/product-service-announ...

perennate on Jan 4, 2022 [–]

See also https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v... seems clearly opt-in.

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