A friendly reminder to never trust manufacturers privacy protections.

I was recently attempting to get an external camera functioning, so I started polling various video devices sequentially to find out where it appeared and stumbled across a previously unknown (to me at least) camera device, right next to the regular camera that is not affected by the intentional privacy flap or "camera active" LED that comes built in.

I had always assumed this was just a light sensor and didn't think any further about it.

The bandwidth seems to drop dramatically when the other camera is activated by opening the privacy flap, causing more flickering.
This was visible IRL and wasn't just an artifact of recording it on my phone.
I deliberately put my finger over each camera one at a time to confirm the sources being projected.

A friend of mine suggested this may be related to Windows Hello functionality at a guess but still seems weird to not be affected by the privacy flap when its clearly capable of recording video.

dmidecode tells me this is a LENOVO Yoga 9 2-in-1 14ILL10 (P/N:83LC)

Command I used for anyone to replicate the finding. (I was on bog standard Kali, but I'm sure you'll figure out your device names if they change under other distros):
vlc v4l2:///dev/video0 -vv --v4l2-width=320 --v4l2-height=240 & vlc v4l2:///dev/video2 -vv --v4l2-width=320 --v4l2-height=240

#Cyber #Security #Infosec #Lenovo #Privacy #Hacking

Who needs #Copilot when you have a #Lenovo #ThinkPad with the stupidest keyboard layout ever (PrtSc next to Ctrl) and you end up unwittingly taking screenshots of your private emails while trying to press the control key.

#BrainDeadDesign

There have been reports that Lenovo is telling customers that it won't release any more Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver updates for the first-gen Legion Go handheld gaming PC, which could affect performance for newer games (unless you install SteamOS, which provides its own drivers). https://videocardz.com/newz/lenovo-korea-reportedly-ends-driver-updates-for-legion-go-based-on-ryzen-z1-extreme #Lenovo #LenovoLegionGo #HandheldGamingPC #AMDRyzenZ1Extreme

Are there 3rd party, high quality keyboards for recent Thinkpads? I'm really fed up with the lack of precision of my P15v, which has the worst keyboard of all the Thinkpads I've had in the last 25 years.

(I'm takling about replacing the internal keyboard).

#thinkpad #lenovo #keyboard

Are there 3rd party, high quality keyboards for recent Thinkpads? I'm really fed up with the lack of precision of my P15v, which has the worst keyboard of all the Thinkpads I've had in the last 25 years.

(I'm takling about replacing the internal keyboard).

#thinkpad #lenovo #keyboard

Who needs #Copilot when you have a #Lenovo #ThinkPad with the stupidest keyboard layout ever (PrtSc next to Ctrl) and you end up unwittingly taking screenshots of your private emails while trying to press the control key.

#BrainDeadDesign

US lawyers fire up #privacy class action accusing #Lenovo of bulk data transfers to #China

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/lenovo_privacy_lawsuit/

#privacy #surveillance

Lenovo
TIl about an interesting OS option by Lenovo, on their notebook computers. Logical yet interesting and expected

You get an *Open Source* OS by default from Lenovo. No more win64 as default

If you want closed source you have to **ask** for it and pay the _hefty premium_ that microSoft's microslop demands, for their LLM infected, malware like OS. Lenovo wants to sell it's notebooks for the best price possible if you want an OS, and microsoft does not meet those demands anymore (for a while)

Loss per unit USD47 with win64
Profit extra per unit USD89 with Open Source Linux OS. The decision is logical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fw4HsJpfa8

#Enshittification #LLM #AI #programming #OpenSource #technology #Lenovo #Linux #POSIX #SatyaNadella #microSoft #license #hardware #software #win64

Lenovo
TIl about an interesting OS option by Lenovo, on their notebook computers. Logical yet interesting and expected

You get an *Open Source* OS by default from Lenovo. No more win64 as default

If you want closed source you have to **ask** for it and pay the _hefty premium_ that microSoft's microslop demands, for their LLM infected, malware like OS. Lenovo wants to sell it's notebooks for the best price possible if you want an OS, and microsoft does not meet those demands anymore (for a while)

Loss per unit USD47 with win64
Profit extra per unit USD89 with Open Source Linux OS. The decision is logical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fw4HsJpfa8

#Enshittification #LLM #AI #programming #OpenSource #technology #Lenovo #Linux #POSIX #SatyaNadella #microSoft #license #hardware #software #win64

A friendly reminder to never trust manufacturers privacy protections.

I was recently attempting to get an external camera functioning, so I started polling various video devices sequentially to find out where it appeared and stumbled across a previously unknown (to me at least) camera device, right next to the regular camera that is not affected by the intentional privacy flap or "camera active" LED that comes built in.

I had always assumed this was just a light sensor and didn't think any further about it.

The bandwidth seems to drop dramatically when the other camera is activated by opening the privacy flap, causing more flickering.
This was visible IRL and wasn't just an artifact of recording it on my phone.
I deliberately put my finger over each camera one at a time to confirm the sources being projected.

A friend of mine suggested this may be related to Windows Hello functionality at a guess but still seems weird to not be affected by the privacy flap when its clearly capable of recording video.

dmidecode tells me this is a LENOVO Yoga 9 2-in-1 14ILL10 (P/N:83LC)

Command I used for anyone to replicate the finding. (I was on bog standard Kali, but I'm sure you'll figure out your device names if they change under other distros):
vlc v4l2:///dev/video0 -vv --v4l2-width=320 --v4l2-height=240 & vlc v4l2:///dev/video2 -vv --v4l2-width=320 --v4l2-height=240

#Cyber #Security #Infosec #Lenovo #Privacy #Hacking

Lenovo updates its Chromebook for Education lineup with new models featuring Intel Twin Lake or MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor options. https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-is-transforming-learning-and-inspiring-the-future-with-new-chromebooks-for-education/ #Lenovo #Chromebook

So maybe someone on fedi can help me here, but after updating my #ThinkPad #T14 #BIOS to 1.17, #fedora can no longer #suspend normally and freezes and requires a hard power-off each time. I tried some #grub stuff, many suggested fixes I found on the internet and a newer kernel (6.18 instead of 6.17) but nothing worked. So I think it may be a #Lenovo issue.

#Unix #Linux #followerpower #askfedi #gnome #AMD #LVFS #laptop

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/suspend-broken-s2idle-on-thinkpad-t14-gen-6-amd-after-bios-1-17-fedora-43/

Thanks!

After releasing the ThinkPad Plus Gen 6 as the first laptop with a rollable display, Lenovo is allegedly planning to showcase a Rollable 😁 concept at CES, with a transparent back cover that shows part of the screen when it's rolled up. https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/20/exclusive-lenovo-thinkpad-rollable-xd-is-the-closest-thing-to-a-sci-fi-laptop-weve-seen-sorry-macbook/ #Lenovo #LenovoThinkPadRollableXD #ConceptLaptop #RollableDisplay

Teil 2 meines #MeTacheles Jahresrueckblick ist da und es geht um die groessten Enttaeuschungen in 2025!

Deutsche Telekom, Samsung, Lenovo und Bayern habe ich im Angebot.

Nicht ganz so schlimm wie im ersten Teil. aber ja... sehr enttaeuschend, was da zum Teil abgeliefert wurde.

Teaser: Bei #Lenovo liegt es nicht mal ansatzweise an der Hardware!

Hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/610eced3

Gerrne boosten, liken und natuerlich anhoeren. Gerade die Telekom hat es mir angetan 😎

Danke fuer euren Support 🫶

Teil 2 meines #MeTacheles Jahresrueckblick ist da und es geht um die groessten Enttaeuschungen in 2025!

Deutsche Telekom, Samsung, Lenovo und Bayern habe ich im Angebot.

Nicht ganz so schlimm wie im ersten Teil. aber ja... sehr enttaeuschend, was da zum Teil abgeliefert wurde.

Teaser: Bei #Lenovo liegt es nicht mal ansatzweise an der Hardware!

Hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/610eced3

Gerrne boosten, liken und natuerlich anhoeren. Gerade die Telekom hat es mir angetan 😎

Danke fuer euren Support 🫶

I've cursed the #Lenovo product design team so many times in the past few years for putting the ports on just the left of my laptop when it appears 99% of the plug sockets I encounter sit to the right of where I am.

All I need was one single USB-C on the right that can also charge the laptop -- problem solved.

Now I just have to drag the cable behind the laptop, or over my lap.