Company Editor

"lenovo": {
    "names": [
        "Lenovo",
        "Lenovo Group Limited",
        "联想"
    ],
    "comment": "Lenovo is a Chinese technology company that came under scrutiny for preinstalling software on its devices that compromised user privacy [1][2], as well as  firing an employee returning from Family and Medical Leave [3].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2017/09/lenovo-settles-ftc-charges-it-harmed-consumers-preinstalled-software-its-laptops-compromised-online",
        "2": "https://theconversation.com/lenovos-security-debacle-reveals-blurred-boundary-between-adware-and-malware-37945",
        "3": "https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20201120-0"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {
        "1": "Preinstalled software that compromised user privacy",
        "2": "Preinstalled software that compromised user privacy",
        "3": "fired an employee returning from Family/Medical Leave"
    },
    "tags": [
        "electronics",
        "tech"
    ],
    "score": 44,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Lenovo_%282015%29.svg",
    "siteUrl": "https://www.lenovo.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2025-08-31T09:15:51.557Z"
},