Privacy Fix - The New Privacy Tool on AVG Antivirus 2014

by Sumit Pawar

The AVG Antivirus 2014 product line-up features the most complete range that users might ever need to ensure security from viruses and malware. There is the free AVG antivirus to the high-end products like AVG Internet Security 2014 and PC Tune-Up 2014. AVG antivirus for android is another product for the smartphone OS that is offered as free and more powerful paid options. All these products appeal to the different types of customers seeking varying levels of protection. Apart from the 2014 product line-up, the features of our antivirus for pc in India have also seen an upgrade. The most notable among other features is PrivacyFix, the online privacy protection tool.

So what is PrivacyFix

PrivacyFix was a web-only offering from a company PrivacyChoice. AVG acquired the company and extended its features to the Android and iOS platforms as well. PrivacyFix scans your privacy settings on major social networking websites like LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook and Twitter and makes the user aware of any intrusion of his/her privacy. The user is provided details about the different setting and how it affects their privacy. The tool also takes you directly to the accounts setting page of a particular website, if in case you wish to alter the settings. Another addition to PrivacyFix is the Crowd Control feature for Facebook.

Crowd Control- the built in Privacy App on Facebook

With over 1.5 billion accounts, there is no argument that Facebook is the biggest online social networking and media platform. The sheer scale of the users can be a bit daunting for people who do not wish to share everything with everyone. Now you can have the power at your fingertips to control exactly who sees what on your Facebook wall, status updates as well as photos and videos. This can enhance your user experience on Facebook and give you a peace of mind by knowing who can see what. The Crowd Control feature can be accessed through two ways. It is available as a built-in API for Facebook that users can download. If you are using AVG Antivirus 2014, it is already present within the PrivacyFix tool. The best part of Crowd Control is that you can individually pick from your friends list who you wish to not see your post by default. The Crowd Control app was designed with the idea that would empower the users to manage their privacy by selecting who can see how much of their personal posts. The tool scans the user's profile and organises his/her friends list on the basis of who they interact with most.

Other tools

Another new feature with AVG is File Shredder. This advanced shredding tool destroys files completely that cannot be recovered by any means. This is important if you wish to destroy sensitive data forever. Data Safe is another new encryption tool that AVG has introduced. It encrypts your sensitive data and keeps it away from prying eyes. All these tools are part of PC Tune-Up, now offered as free trial.