Morrisville, North Carolina-based Lenovo said Tuesday it’s unaware of any instances of a third party exploiting vulnerabilities in the VisualDiscovery software to gain access to a user’s communications. The VisualDiscovery software was installed on hundreds of thousands of laptops to deliver pop-up ads to consumers. The agreement with Lenovo announced Tuesday settles allegations that the North Carolina-based firm sold devices with preloaded software that made users’ sensitive personal information vulnerable to hackers. The VisualDiscovery software was installed on hundreds of thousands of laptops to deliver pop-up ads to consumers. Under the settlement, Lenovo will now obtain consumers’ consent to use the software and provide a reasonable way for consumers to opt out, disable or remove it.

Source: National Post September 05, 2017 22:30 UTC