http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2011/040411sec1.html http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2011/040411sec1.... Samsung responds to installati

http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2011/040411sec1.html http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2011/040411sec1.... Samsung responds to installation of keylogger on its laptop computers The supervisor who spoke with me was not sure how this software ended up in the new laptop thus put me on hold. He confirmed that yes, Samsung did knowingly put this software on the laptop to, as he put it, "monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used." In other words, Samsung wanted to gather usage data without obtaining consent from laptop owners. […] We contacted three public relations officers for Samsung for comment about this issue and gave them a week to send us their comments. No one from the company replied.