Lenovo moves to calm sea of negativity after Superfish adware storm

Alastair Stevenson
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Firm releases updated statement promising it didn't spy on customers

Lenovo has moved to calm concerns that it compromised laptop customers' privacy using the notorious Superfish adware. The claims erupted on the Lenovo forum where a multitude of customers report...

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