HP Accused of Quietly Installing Spyware on Windows PCs

PC MAG

If you own a HP-branded Windows PC or laptop, it may be running a new "service" that you never opted to have installed and had no idea was constantly running in the background. It's called HP Touchpoint Analytics Service, and it is being branded spyware.

According to Computerworld, the software appeared earlier this month and seems to have been deployed as part of a Windows update. It installs without asking for permission and then "harvests telemetry information that is used by HP Touchpoint's analytical services." The Analytics Client forms part of HP Touchpoint Manager and, according to ghacks.net, sends data to HP once every day.

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