I'm surprised that so many on HN recommend Lenovo laptops considering the robust privacy / security concerns shared amongst us. For years, the Chinese governme

I'm surprised that so many on HN recommend Lenovo laptops considering the robust privacy / security concerns shared amongst us. For years, the Chinese government has owned a substantial portion of Lenovo (28% as of 2006[1]). It's no secret that the Chinese government attempts to hack US firms[2]. Although I have no direct evidence that the Chinese government has installed backdoors/monitoring/etc. into Lenovo laptop hardware, I think there is much circumstantial evidence to warrant serious concerns. So much so that the U.S. government is restricting access to Lenovo computers[3]. I'm at a place with Lenovo laptops that I was with Kaspersky anti-virus[4]. Although it might arguably be easier to install nefarious stuff into software, why take chances with your hardware? [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4997288.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4997288.stm [2] http://www.businessinsider.com/china-hackers-us-companies-github-google-anthem-greatfire-2015-3 http://www.businessinsider.com/china-hackers-us-companies-gi... [3] http://freebeacon.com/national-security/military-warns-chinese-computer-gear-poses-cyber-spy-threat/ http://freebeacon.com/national-security/military-warns-chine... [4] https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-09-14/confusion-hits-consumer-market-over-us-ban-of-kaspersky?src=usn_fb https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-09-14/con...