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Lenovo Statement on Superfish

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Re: Lenovo Statement on Superfish

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Post by eropple »

> We have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not find any evidence to substantiate security concerns.

I try to be measured around here, as hard as I can. I can't formulate a polite way to respond to this claim.

Lenovo, you are full of shit, and maliciously so. There is no excuse, nor forgiveness, for what you've done here.

Re: Lenovo Statement on Superfish

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Post by morganvachon »

pcora wrote: post #2

"We have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not find any evidence to substantiate security concerns." Seriously?!

Not even a hint of an admission on the certificate issue, I'm not surprised. If they admit they knew about the root certificate or even acknowledge its existence after the discovery, they could open themselves up to legal liability if someone's bank account or identity is compromised.

This really sucks because I used to recommend Lenovo workstations and ThinkPad laptops to people; it really is good hardware at a decent price. I know this certificate/spyware issue was only on the consumer side, but it stains their entire reputation as far as I'm concerned. When my wife's Lenovo IdeaPad finally dies, we're not going to get another Lenovo like we planned.

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Post by notacoward »

pcora wrote: post #2

"We have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not find any evidence to substantiate security concerns." Seriously?!

I had the same reaction. If that's true, it's almost more worrying than if they admitted their complicity. What other gaping holes might someone that dumb about security have left open? More likely, it's just something they have to say for liability reasons. If they admit that it's a problem, every lawsuit against them gets much easier and is likely to yield higher damages. In a way, that same legal system often lauded as an alternative to regulation forces them to say something that's not true.
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