I'm pretty curious about who this "Sterling International Consulting Group" suing Lenovo is, their website ( http://www.sterling-consulting.com/ ) 404s...
Link works fine for me. "Your source of Microsoft expertise and specialists in Sharepoint"
Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
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Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#12I'm pretty curious about who this "Sterling International Consulting Group" suing Lenovo is, their website ( http://www.sterling-consulting.com/ ) 404s...
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Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#13I'm pretty curious about who this "Sterling International Consulting Group" suing Lenovo is, their website ( http://www.sterling-consulting.com/ ) 404s...
Link works fine for me. "Your source of Microsoft expertise and specialists in Sharepoint"
Works for me too, but I wish it didn't after having that lady walk on the bottom right every time I click a link.
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#14Just bought a Lenovo laptop over the weekend for my wife. Sounds to me like it's no longer being installed on the laptops, but will check it to make sure Superfish isn't there.
I'd format it with a fresh version of whatever OS came on it just to be safe. I actually have always done this when buying pre-built computers just to get rid of all the junk that comes from the manufacturer.
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#15Going through the list of complaints, it really sound as it should have been a criminal procedure, not civil. One then wonder why that isn't the case here.
In the U.S., private prosecutions are not usually allowed. Additionally, government officials with prosecutorial authority have some amount of discretion in choosing which cases to prosecute and limited resources that prevent them from prosecuting every possible case. A private citizen cannot force prosecution, no matter how meritorious the case.
This is true, but one still wonders why government officials haven't pursued a criminal case.
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#16Just bought a Lenovo laptop over the weekend for my wife. Sounds to me like it's no longer being installed on the laptops, but will check it to make sure Superfish isn't there.
I'd format it with a fresh version of whatever OS came on it just to be safe. I actually have always done this when buying pre-built computers just to get rid of all the junk that comes from the manufacturer.
I wish we had this option for mobile (android) phones which are preloaded with crapware (oftentimes permanently) even more than PCs are.
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#17I'm pretty curious about who this "Sterling International Consulting Group" suing Lenovo is, their website ( http://www.sterling-consulting.com/ ) 404s...
404 is probably for the best. It's one of those sites that immediately starts playing loud video when you open it.
EDIT: omg, it's a unicorn of bad web design. The video loads on every page of this website.
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#18Just bought a Lenovo laptop over the weekend for my wife. Sounds to me like it's no longer being installed on the laptops, but will check it to make sure Superfish isn't there.
I'd format it with a fresh version of whatever OS came on it just to be safe. I actually have always done this when buying pre-built computers just to get rid of all the junk that comes from the manufacturer.
Excellent suggestion. I highly second that. Yes, even though more and more vendors are making that harder. For example, claiming that reinstalling the OS voids your warranty.
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd format it with a fresh version of whatever OS came on it just to be safe. I actually have always done this when buying pre-built computers just to get rid of all the junk that comes from the manufacturer.
I wish we had this option for mobile (android) phones which are preloaded with crapware (oftentimes permanently) even more than PCs are.
Well one can void one's warranty root and install cyanogen mod...
Re: Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
#20Going through the list of complaints, it really sound as it should have been a criminal procedure, not civil. One then wonder why that isn't the case here.
With the amount of frivolous cases brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (http://www.networkworld.com/article/2908555/opensource-subne...), it'd be nice to see some charges filed for this.