[Global Network Technology Reporter Chen Jian] Foreign media VentureBeat latest news, the United States local time on the 5th, Lenovo reached an agreement with the FTC settlement, FTC revoked its allegations of sales of pre-installed software, while Lenovo paid $3.5 million, and its The way to sell laptops makes adjustments.
In 2015, Lenovo was pre-installed with a Trojan suspected third-party advertising software “Superfish†that was installed on some computers in the factory. It was installed on hundreds of thousands of Lenovo notebook computers since August 2014. Although Superfish is an adware, it has been recognized as spyware by many people in the industry. It can track user's web search and browsing habits so that they can place additional advertisements on the websites they visit. However, the software also installs its own root certificate, resulting in the affected PC being more vulnerable to malware attacks.
FTC also said that VisualDiscovery can access sensitive consumer information, such as social security numbers. Of course, this information was not sent to Superfish, which sells Visual Discovery. The FTC chairman Maureen Oxhausen once said in a statement that Lenovo's preinstalled software infringed the user’s privacy by obtaining sensitive data from the user without giving notice or obtaining user consent. The consequences of behavior can be very serious, and it also undermines consumers' trust in the security of the Internet.
Lenovo immediately apologized for the incident after it was exposed, released a detailed deletion tutorial, and cooperated with anti-virus software companies to directly remove the software. Lenovo Group’s CTO Peter Hortensius also spoke several times through media interviews to explain why this happened. Kind of thing. However, these practices failed to quell the anger of all users. Some users began to sue Lenovo in the courts, and law firms launched a class action investigation against the incident. Finally, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also filed a lawsuit against Lenovo.
On September 5th, US local time, after two years of time, Lenovo reached an agreement with Connecticut, the Federal Trade Commission, and 31 other states, agreeing to pay $3.5 million and adjust the way it sells laptops. , In exchange for the withdrawal of the FTC.
Lenovo stopped selling pre-installed software in early 2015. According to foreign media reports, Lenovo is very satisfied with the proper handling of the matter. In the statement, Lenovo stated that although Lenovo does not agree with the content of the accusation, it is very glad that the matter was resolved two years later. In addition, Lenovo has not yet received an example of an attacked instance of a consumer due to this software vulnerability.
As part of the settlement, the FTC also stated that if Lenovo wants to install such software, it needs to get the consumer's consent in advance.
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