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They did admit the problem and linked page describing how to remove SuperFish.

> We're sorry. We messed up. We're owning it. And we're making sure it never happens again. Fully uninstall Superfish: http://lnv.gy/182BW8g

https://twitter.com/lenovoUS/status/568578319681257472



Only after various rounds of denials followed by backlash against them. Even their "removal" instruction initially failed to fully remove the root certificate. Every single step they made PR-wise was too slow and just reactionary to the backlash. Somebody up there should be fired and replaced.


Oh, OK. Was not aware about that.


Then there's a disconnect between the PR people who handle that Twitter account, and the PR people who are quoted in this story.




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