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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by regus on Sunday November 01, 2026 @01:34PM (#50328304)
After the Superfish scandal Lenovo went on my “never buy anything from this company” list.
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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by pauldelany on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:44PM (#50329663)
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2015/02/20/lenovo-su...
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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by throw34564356 on Sunday November 01, 2026 @10:54PM (#50332941)
I also added Sony to the list after their rootkit fiasco.

And Dell as well after their own Superfish-like malware.

Recently I added LG to the list.

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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by pipe01 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:47AM (#50351932)
Might be easier to keep a whitelist at this rate
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