Xiaomi Says Its Devices Do Not Censor Users Following Lithuania Report

Chinas Xiaomi said on Wednesday that its devices do not censor users communications, a day after Lithuanias Defence Ministry recommended that consumers avoid Chinese phones due to a censoring feature in the smartphone giants flagship phone. The censoring capability in Xiaomis Mi 10T 5G phone software has been turned off for the European Union region but can be turned on remotely at any time, the National Cyber Security Centre said in a report on Tuesday. In a statement sent to Reuters on Wednesday, Xiaomi spokesman said its device does not censor communications to or from its users. Xiaomi has never and will never restrict or block any personal behaviours of our smartphone users, such as searching, calling, Web browsing or the use of third-party communication software, the statement said. Xiaomi fully respects and protects the legal rights of all users, it added. The National Cyber Centres report also said the Xiaomi phone was sending encrypted phone usage data to a server in Singapore, which could be against European data regulations. The Xiaomi spokesman said: Xiaomi complies with the European Unions General Data Protection Regulation. Deputy Defence Minister Margiris Abukevicius told Reuters the ministry shared its report with cyber security officials from other European Union nations and the United States on Wednesday. According to the report, the terms potentially subject to censorship by the Xiaomi phones system apps, such as the default internet browser, include Free Tibet, Long live Taiwan independence, and democracy movement. China demanded last month that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador in Beijing and said it would recall its envoy to Vilnius after Taiwan announced that its mission in Lithuania would be called the Taiwanese Representative Office. Taiwanese missions in Europe and the United States use the name of the city Taipei, avoiding a reference to the island itself, which China claims as its own territory. USPresident Joe Bidens national security adviser Jake Sullivan last week stressed support to Lithuanias prime minister Ingrida Simonyte in the face of pressure from China. This week on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast, we discuss iPhone 13, new iPad and iPad mini, and Apple Watch Series 7 and what they mean to the Indian market. Orbital is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts. The post Xiaomi Says Its Devices Do Not Censor Users Following Lithuania Report appeared first on Patabook Technology.

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