Lenovo $8.3M Spyware Class Action Settlement Gets Initial OK
Lenovo Group Ltd. can move ahead with an $8.3 million settlement to end a class action that its ad software exposed customer laptops to performance, privacy, and security problems, reports Bloomberg Law.
The federal court’s initial approval of the settlement comes four months after Lenovo and the consumer class filed with the court to end the spyware action. The SuperFish software, which Lenovo began installing in 2014, could access customer Social Security numbers, financial data, and sensitive heath information, the court said.
“Lenovo is set to pay $7.3 million to the settlement fund, and SuperFish will kick in another $1 million from a prior deal with consumers over the spyware issue,” according to Bloomberg’s Daniel R. Stoller.
Read the Bloomberg Law article.
