Re:Lenovo collects usage data on ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and T...
by chris_wot on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @05:30AM
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Oh, but they've been doing this for ages now! They install Perion Network's Conduit toolbar in their Lenovo SafeProtect toolbar. When I tried to track down what it installs, I found Perion's website and created my own free toolbar with the same components, and I attached it to notepad.exe.
It gathers location data and other nasties.
I asked Lenovo about this but they denied it was malware, but they would not tell me what information it was gathering. Interestingly, initially they denied installing it at all!
That was... Until I pointed them to a press release that showed that they were indeed paying Conduit Client Services...
It gathers location data and other nasties.
I asked Lenovo about this but they denied it was malware, but they would not tell me what information it was gathering. Interestingly, initially they denied installing it at all!
That was... Until I pointed them to a press release that showed that they were indeed paying Conduit Client Services...
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140618005930/en/Peri...
Perion later acquired them:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140102005313/en/Peri...