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		voldacar on May 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. blacklists Huawei Lenovo has bundled pre-installed malware with their computers[0][1], even going so far as to include a rootkit[2]. [0] http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-super... [1] http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984889/windows-pcs/len... [2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-rootkit-ensured-its-sof...

pilsetnieks on May 16, 2019 [–]

As far as we know, the Think* (ex-IBM) product line has been free of such shenanigans, though.

voldacar on May 17, 2019 | [–]

Yeah. Those tend to have more easily replacable firmware, though.

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