US Lawyers Fire Up Privacy Class Action Accusing Lenovo of Bulk Data Transfers To China (theregister.com)
(Tuesday February 17, 2026 @05:40PM (msmash)
from the escalating-tensions dept.)
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- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/02/17/1955224/us-lawyers-fire-up-privacy-class-action-accusing-lenovo-of-bulk-data-transfers-to-china
- Source link: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/lenovo_privacy_lawsuit/
A US law firm has accused Lenovo of violating Justice Department strictures about [1]the bulk transfer of data to foreign adversaries , namely China. From a report:
> The case filed by Almeida Law Group on behalf of San Francisco-based "Spencer Christy, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated" centers on the Data Security Program regulations implemented by the DOJ last year. According to the suit, these were "implemented to prevent adversarial countries from acquiring large quantities of behavioral data which could be used to surveil, analyze, or exploit American citizens' behavior."
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> The complaint states the DOJ rule "makes clear that sending American consumers' information to Chinese entities through automated advertising systems and associated databases with the requisite controls is prohibited." The case states the threshold for "covered personal identifiers" is 100,000 US persons or more and lists a range of potential identifiers, from government and financial account numbers to IMEIs, MAC, and SIM numbers, demographic data, and advertising IDs.
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/lenovo_privacy_lawsuit/
> The case filed by Almeida Law Group on behalf of San Francisco-based "Spencer Christy, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated" centers on the Data Security Program regulations implemented by the DOJ last year. According to the suit, these were "implemented to prevent adversarial countries from acquiring large quantities of behavioral data which could be used to surveil, analyze, or exploit American citizens' behavior."
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> The complaint states the DOJ rule "makes clear that sending American consumers' information to Chinese entities through automated advertising systems and associated databases with the requisite controls is prohibited." The case states the threshold for "covered personal identifiers" is 100,000 US persons or more and lists a range of potential identifiers, from government and financial account numbers to IMEIs, MAC, and SIM numbers, demographic data, and advertising IDs.
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/lenovo_privacy_lawsuit/
Rest of the world.. (Score:2)
by sit1963nz ( 934837 )
Can the rest of the world do the same with the USA ?
Where are these lawyers when you need them? (Score:1)
by gtall ( 79522 )
That abomination, DOGE, siphoned SS info to Peter Thiel and his merry band of Nazis. I don't recall the lawyers getting their panties in a twist over that.
Or la Presidenta sending in the FBI to steal voter data in Georgia all because they managed to convince ONE dimbulb magistrate judge that their already debunked election fraud theories were not bunk. Or the spy devices and info system the Gestapo is fielding to keep tabs on every Enemy of the State (read: whatever our putty brained alleged chief executive
facebook (Score:2)
Can we do facebook next?