FTC spanks Lenovo for bundling security-compromising adware on laptops

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonSep 6, 2017, 4:58 am184 pts
Lenovo has settled with the Federal Trade Commission after selling laptops with VisualDiscovery adware pre-installed. The Superfish-developed adware was installed without users' consent and made machines vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. On top of this, the adware shared users' browsing data with third…

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