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Company: Lenovo Inc.
Current Parent Company: Lenovo
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Penalty: $7,300,000
Year: 2019
Date: July 17, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: installation of software that made laptop users vulnerable to security risks
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:15md2624
Case Name: In Re: Lenovo Adware Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: China
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: computers
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