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F-Secure: Xiaomi Smartphones Do Secretly Steal Your Data

Posted by timothy on from the they're-just-making-a-copy dept.

They may be well reviewed and China's new top selling phone, but reader DavidGilbert99 writes with reason to be cautious about Xiaomi's phones: Finnish security firm F-Secure has seemingly proven that Xiaomi smartphones do in fact upload user data without their permission/knowledge despite the company strongly denying these allegations as late as 30 July. Between commercial malware and government agencies, how do you keep your phone's data relatively private?

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  1. Re:Why is /. spreading false rumor ? by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, someone swears it's all a-okay. I'm totally reassured now...

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