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I would barely trust Lenovo if I had completely wiped the drive, and even then I'd be wary. Huawei is a whole different animal. I wouldn't allow a Huawei device

I would barely trust Lenovo if I had completely wiped the drive, and even then I'd be wary. Huawei is a whole different animal. I wouldn't allow a Huawei device in my home or office unless it had the battery removed and it was enclosed in a Faraday cage.

philliphaydon 8y ago
Lenovo have the best keyboard of any laptop brand available. So I'll just accept it. :)
shadowprofile76 8y ago
I just recently bought a Lenovo for someone close to me. Would you mind elaborating on why you say this about them, and if you really think they can be made somewhat privacy-safe for general use?
- voldacar 8y ago
  Lenovo has bundled pre-installed malware with their computers[0][1], even going so far as to include a rootkit[2]. [0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-superfish-self-signed-mitm-proxy/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-super... [1] http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/lenovo-collects-usage-data-on-thinkpad-thinkcentre-and-thinkstation-pcs.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/len... [2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-software-could-not-be-deleted/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-sof...
  - pilsetnieks 8y ago
    As far as we know, the Think* (ex-IBM) product line has been free of such shenanigans, though.
    - voldacar 8y ago
      Yeah. Those tend to have more easily replacable firmware, though.