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| DATE | 2015-02-26 |
| FROM | Ruben
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Lenovo Superfish
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yeah, the spare one. I actually have 2 extras now ;)
On 02/26/2015 01:59 PM, Robert Menes wrote:
> Which laptop is that? Is that the spare one you have? Because I could
> help you identify the video chipset and see if maybe you might need a
> module for it.
>
> If you come to the workshop on Tuesday, I can help you with it.
>
> --Robert
>
> On Feb 26, 2015 1:38 PM, "Ruben" > > wrote:
>
>
> I have one half finished Levono laptop that I was installing at the
> hack meeting at CCNY. It is not coming up with X11 on Manjaro with
> openrc so I have some work cut out for myself
>
>
> Want to see the practice questions of my Allgorithms midterm.
>
>
> Ruben
>
> On 02/26/2015 12:33 PM, Robert Menes wrote:
>
> Putting it as simply as possible:
>
> This is why I never, ever run the preinstalled OS on any computer. I
> just wipe and install a F/OSS operating system, or if need be, a
> non-OEM
> edition of the OS.
>
> A lot of the preinstalled components are completely worthless,
> anyway.
>
> --Robert
>
> On Feb 26, 2015 12:22 PM, "Ruben Safir" >
> >> wrote:
>
>
> http://www.cnet.com/news/__lenovo-hit-by-lawsuit-over-__superfish-adware/
>
>
> http://www.cnet.com/news/__lenovo-hit-by-lawsuit-over-__superfish-adware/
>
> Lenovo may find itself in a courtroom over its Superfish
> adware fiasco.
>
> One lawsuit filed in federal court last week charges both
> Lenovo and
> Superfish with violating wiretap laws and trespassing on
> personal
> property, Ars Technica reported Monday. In another case, a
> legal firm
> has launched a class action investigation over potential
> claims against
> Lenovo's actions.
>
> The Chinese PC maker has found itself in hot water
> following last week's
> revelations that many of its PCs include a software program
> called
> Superfish Visual Discovery. Considered either adware or
> spyware,
> Superfish tracks your Web searches and browsing activity to
> place
> additional ads on the sites you visit. But the software
> also installs
> its own root certificate that leaves affected PCs more
> vulnerable to
> malware attacks.
>
> Lenovo has apologized for the problem and has begun work to
> resolve it.
> "We messed up badly," said Peter Hortensius, Lenovo's chief
> technology
> officer, said last week.
>
> The world's biggest computer maker, Lenovo has managed to
> earn a hefty
> profit and significant presence in the sluggish PC market.
> The company's
> laptop lineup has garnered generally good reviews. But the
> fact that
> Lenovo installed such software on its PCs could do a fair
> amount of
> damage to both its reputation and sales. Legal defense
> could also cost
> the company.
>
> The individual suit filed February 19 in U.S. District
> Court in the
> Southern District of California by blogger Jessica Bennett
> charges that
> the Superfish software tracked her Internet use, invaded
> her privacy and
> damaged her computer. Specifically, Bennett said that she
> was writing a
> blog post on her PC when she noticed ads involving
> "scantily clad women"
> on her client's website. Later, Bennett said, she was
> working on a
> different client site when she saw the same set of ads,
> making her
> realize that it was her own computer that was infected by
> some type of
> spyware.
>
> Her lawsuit, which seeks a class action status and jury
> trial, charges
> Lenovo with the following:
>
> Defendants' Spyware and popup advertisements decrease
> productivity
> by requiring that hours be spent figuring out how to get
> them off of a
> computer, closing advertising windows, and waiting for a
> slower machine
> to operate. Furthermore, computer users are forced to keep
> their
> computers running longer (due to the slowed performance)
> which utilizes
> more electricity, decreases the useful life of a computer,
> and causes
> increased Internet access charges. The cumulative impact of
> not only
> multiple ads, but also the threat of future ads and
> monitoring, impedes
> computer usage.
>
> Meanwhile, the class action investigation launched by the
> New York-based
> Rosen Law Firm is looking for consumers who purchased the
> affected
> Lenovo PCs and want to participate in a class action
> lawsuit. The firm
> charges that the Superfish adware "exposes the computer
> user to serious
> security vulnerabilities that could result in the theft of
> users' login
> and passwords, and other sensitive data that a user
> transmits online, as
> well as a degraded internet experience caused by it
> downloading and
> injecting third party ads and pop-up windows."
>
> Lenovo PC owners can determine if the Superfish software is
> installed on
> their machines and then remove it by following the steps in
> this CNET
> article. Lenovo has also published its own instructions on
> finding and
> removing the software.
>
> A Lenovo spokesperson told CNET on Tuesday that the company
> does not
> comment on litigation.
>
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