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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by drusepth on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:37PM (#15315094)
Lenovo is a Chinese company. I'm typing this from a Thinkpad. Would it also be the norm for Lenovo to collect/share information from my laptop with the Chinese government?
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by deadmetheny on Friday September 22, 2017 @04:00PM (#15315282)
A company that's been caught multiple times installing spyware on laptops[1]? My bet would be on 'absolutely'

[1] http://thehackernews.com/2015/09/lenovo-laptop-virus.html

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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by fhood on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:57PM (#15315254)
Isn't lenovo the one that got caught putting spyware in the bios?
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by gruez on Friday September 22, 2017 @06:36PM (#15316518)
Not really spyware in bios, more like acpi data, that when detected by windows, gets auto executed by windows
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by didibus on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:46PM (#15315164)
Possibly, I know the company I work at avoids Lenovo laptop because of that.
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by skellera on Friday September 22, 2017 @11:35PM (#15317942)
The US government will not use Lenovo. You can interpret that as a possibility.
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by linkmotif on Friday September 22, 2017 @11:19PM (#15317893)
Yeah why anyone who values their privacy uses Lenovo beats me. If it’s Chinese, it’s spying on you. Otherwise they wouldn’t be operating in China.
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by philipov on Friday September 22, 2017 @05:59PM (#15316237)
I can't recommend buying a Lenovo laptop.
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