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If you care for privacy, I advise against Lenovo, as a personal opinion. Sorry I don't have much more to add to the conversation, other than trying to steer you
by ziddoap 8y ago
If you care for privacy, I advise against Lenovo, as a personal opinion. Sorry I don't have much more to add to the conversation, other than trying to steer you clear of a company which has _repeatedly_ been caught with their hand in your data-cookie jar
[0]https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2427650/lenovo-gets-caught-with-its-software-fingers-in-the-privacy-drawer-again https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2427650/lenovo-get...
[1]https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/lenovo-83m-spyware-class-action-settlement-gets-initial-ok https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/leno...
[2]https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/security-failings-demonstrate-avoid-lenovo/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/security-failings-demonstrate-...
[3]https://malwaretips.com/threads/lenovo-caught-pre-installing-spyware-on-its-laptops.86894/ https://malwaretips.com/threads/lenovo-caught-pre-installing...
- _Schizotypy 8y agonone of those things have anything to do with Linux. If you're installing Linux, you probably aren't using the included Windows installation which is where all that crapware was installed
- paulrpotts 8y agoNo, but they _do_ have to do with giving money to Lenovo, a company which has shown they don't deserve your money.
- ziddoap 8y agoThank you, this was my point but apparently I didn't make it clear.
- dontbenebby 8y agoMy concern was more about general build quality, but I also think it's valid to not reward companies with my business if they do egregiously bad things.