Lenovo is accused of large-scale data collection from Americans and transferring it to China — the company fully denies the allegations

Almeida Law Group filed a class action lawsuit against Lenovo for violating U.S. Department of Justice rules

The law firm Almeida Law Group initiated litigation against Chinese electronics manufacturer Lenovo, accusing it of breaching the requirements of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). According to the attorneys, Lenovo uses advertising trackers to collect data from American users and subsequently transmit it to China, creating a threat to national security and citizens' privacy.

How information is collected
According to The Register, Lenovo’s website contains numerous built‑in trackers from third‑party platforms. The complaint lists services such as TikTok, Facebook✴, Microsoft, and Google. They automatically record visitors’ actions when loading the manufacturer’s homepage. Lawyers claim that this practice allows Lenovo to gather vast amounts of behavioral data and forward it to entities under Chinese jurisdiction, including the parent company Lenovo Group.

Legal basis
The lawsuit is based on provisions of the U.S. DOJ Data Security Program. Under it, the threshold for regulated personal identifiers is 100,000 individuals. Vulnerable information includes government and financial account numbers, IMEI identifiers, MAC addresses, SIM cards, demographic data, and advertising IDs. Attorneys believe that the collected data can be used to create detailed dossiers on U.S. residents, including people in positions of responsibility (judges, military personnel, journalists, politicians). In theory, this enables the identification of psychological or financial vulnerabilities of citizens and their exploitation for various purposes.

Factual complaint
The formal trigger for court action was a U.S. user—Spencer Christy. The documents state that he visited Lenovo’s site in November and December 2025. Each visit activated trackers that, in his view, violated reasonable expectations of privacy. The lawsuit seeks recognition of the case as a class action, as well as damages and compensation for illegally obtained profits.

Lenovo’s reaction
The Register requested comment from the defendant. In an official statement, Lenovo representatives denied allegations of improper client data exchange. They emphasized that they take security issues seriously, comply with all applicable laws—including strict U.S. requirements—and consider their methods transparent and lawful.

Status of the case
At the time of publication, Almeida Law Group had not responded to journalists’ inquiries about the investigation’s progress.