Lenovo Selling Linux Laptops Directly in the US
Can’t trust them since the multiple spyware incidents. Fool me four times, shame on me<p>Eg,<p>> But it did more than that. It injected a self-signed root HTTPS certificate, which allowed them to hijack any and all encrypted traffic<p>Different incident<p>> This malware was hidden in the laptop's firmware, and abused the anti-theft feature in Windows 8 and 10. Whenever the laptop booted up, the executable would be extracted from the firmware at boot-up and installed<p><a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/now-three-pre-installed-malwares-lenovo-laptops/" rel="nofollow">https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/now-three-pre-installed-malwar...</a><p>Secondary source that mentions FTC fines<p>> Lenovo cannot install any bloatware on its laptops without customers' express agreement, under the terms of its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the Superfish scandal.<p>> On top of a $3.5 million fine that the company agreed to pay in September, Lenovo will now be required to obtain express consent from consumers before any preinstalled software is able to run on a laptop, as well as provide an easy means of uninstalling any Lenovo tools.<p><a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/desktop-hardware/29396/lenovo-settles-superfish-spyware-lawsuit-for-35m" rel="nofollow">https://www.itpro.co.uk/desktop-hardware/29396/lenovo-settle...</a>