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Hortensius says Lenovo failed in due diligence. How, exactly? The two reasons people are upset about Superfish are that it breaks web security and injects ads i
by skymt 12y ago
Hortensius says Lenovo failed in due diligence. How, exactly? The two reasons people are upset about Superfish are that it breaks web security and injects ads into pages. Hortensius doesn't believe the former, and the latter is the entire purpose of the software. The only failure he could mean, taking him at his word, is in not anticipating the backlash, because as he describes it Superfish works as intended.
- notsony 12y agoFrom a corporate perspective, Hortensius approved the bundling of adware (so he's ok with it) from what he thought was a reputable third-party software company. He was wrong! http://marcrogers.org/2015/02/19/will-the-madness-never-end-komodia-ssl-certificates-are-everywhere/ http://marcrogers.org/2015/02/19/will-the-madness-never-end-...
- HackinOut 12y agoDouble standards are also seen in their "Removal Instructions" post on their forum. When uninstalling SuperFish, it seems suddenly important to remove the root certificate... "It is very important to delete the certificate even though the application itself has been removed." http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Removal-Instructions-for-VisualDiscovery-Superfish-application/ta-p/2029206 http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Removal-... Didn't seem that important earlier today: https://web.archive.org/web/20150219151726/http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Removal-Instructions-for-VisualDiscovery-Superfish-application/ta-p/2029206 https://web.archive.org/web/20150219151726/http://forums.len... "files in user directory will stay intact for the privacy reason. Registry entry and root certificate will remain as well. "