Lenovo settles with FTC, will pay $3.5 million for preinstalling adware on laptops

(Reuters) — Lenovo Inc, a major laptop maker, has agreed to pay $ 3.5 million and make changes in how it sells laptops in order to settle allegations it sold devices with pre-loaded software that compromised users’ security protections. The agreement with Connecticut, the Federal Trade Commission and 31 other states was announced on Tuesday. […]

Google Play is fighting an uphill battle against Android adware

Enlarge (credit: SophosLabs) Google’s official Play marketplace is waging an uphill battle against Android apps that display an unending stream of popup ads even when users try to force them to stop, researchers said Friday. The researchers, from UK-based SophosLabs, said they have found a total of 47 apps in the past week that collectively […]