Not just Lenovo
The term "Lenovo applications" can mean anything they'll tie their devalued brand name to. It may just mean that they'll copy what Samsung does with their devices, adding lots of "Samsung" apps that want permission to monitor you, won't take no for a final answer, and which you're not allowed to uninstall.
A similar security scandal involving Android devices is probably overdue.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
