▲ 1619 ▼ Thinkpad for the win (feddit.org) submitted 2 years ago by cows_are_underrated@feddit.org to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (2 children) ah, remember the time that Lenovo shipped spyware in the UEFI of Thinkpads? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago Some context... For one, it wasn't spyware, it was UEFI that, if a user had admin/root privilege, they could modify the firmware despite signinging procedures that should have prevented that. There was no spyware, there was no root kit, there was a vulnerability. For another: IdeaPads, Legion gaming devices, and both Flex and Yoga laptops. Technically it never touched the ThinkPads. Despite some areas where things blur, ThinkPad is still relatively independent of the rest of the product line. While I may not think Lenovo is trying to actively spy on their consumer brands, they do screw up enough that I wouldn't want to touch them (not just security, they cut too many corners in general). permalink fedilink source parent [–] spacesatan@leminal.space 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I certainly remember when lenovo pushed a keyboard firmware update so bad that it physically damaged a part on thousands of legion laptops and then refused to own up to it. Fuckers. Never again. *ok I half remembered, I don't actually know that a part was physically damaged but the only permanent fix involves soldering so close enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago Some context... For one, it wasn't spyware, it was UEFI that, if a user had admin/root privilege, they could modify the firmware despite signinging procedures that should have prevented that. There was no spyware, there was no root kit, there was a vulnerability. For another: IdeaPads, Legion gaming devices, and both Flex and Yoga laptops. Technically it never touched the ThinkPads. Despite some areas where things blur, ThinkPad is still relatively independent of the rest of the product line. While I may not think Lenovo is trying to actively spy on their consumer brands, they do screw up enough that I wouldn't want to touch them (not just security, they cut too many corners in general). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I certainly remember when lenovo pushed a keyboard firmware update so bad that it physically damaged a part on thousands of legion laptops and then refused to own up to it. Fuckers. Never again. *ok I half remembered, I don't actually know that a part was physically damaged but the only permanent fix involves soldering so close enough permalink fedilink source parent
