On Feb. 19 news broke that PC-maker Lenovo, preloaded consumer laptops with adware that compromised the security of its users. The computers in question came with “Superfish” software, which reportedly opened security vulnerabilities by giving itself permission to alter the way the computers connected and also reportedly funneled risqué ads to users.
Following public outcry over Superfish, and the threat of several lawsuits, Lenovo has issued an apology for its use of the software. In a statement from the desk of chief technology officer Peter Hortensius, Lenovo said, “Beginning in September 2014, we made a decision to ship some of our consumer notebooks with Superfish. This software frustrated some users without adding value to the experience so we were in the process of removing it from our preloads. Then, we saw published reports about security vulnerability created by this software and have taken immediate action to remove it. “
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