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Know Why This Country Has Advised People To Throw Away Xiaomi Phone
Consumers should discard their Chinese phones and refrain from purchasing new ones, according to Lithuania’s Defense Ministry.
China’s 5G mobiles were examined in a study by the country’s National Cyber Security Centre.
One Xiaomi phone had built-in censoring tools, while another Huawei model had security issues, according to the report.
Huawei has stated that no customer data is sent outside of the company, and Xiaomi has stated that it does not restrict messages.
“Our advice is to avoid buying new Chinese phones and to dispose of those that have already been purchased as quickly as possible,” said Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius.
According to the allegation, Xiaomi’s flagship Mi 10T 5G phone has software that can detect and block terms like “Free Tibet,” “Long live Taiwan independence,” and “democracy movement.”
It identified over 449 phrases that the Xiaomi phone’s system programmes may filter, including the default internet browser.
This feature had been turned off on these devices in Europe, but the report claimed it could be activated remotely at any time.
The Xiaomi smartphone was also found to be sending encrypted phone usage data to a server in Singapore, according to the investigation.
The Centre stated, “This is essential not only for Lithuania, but for other countries that employ Xiaomi equipment.”
The smartphone maker’s popularity has skyrocketed thanks to its low-cost models, with revenue up 64% year over year in the second quarter.
A weakness in Huawei’s P40 5G phone was also noted in the paper, putting customers at risk of cyber-security breaches.
“The official Huawei application store AppGallery directs users to third-party e-stores where some of the applications have been identified as malicious or infected with viruses by anti-virus programmes,” according to a joint statement from the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and its National Cyber Security Centre.
According to a Huawei representative, the company follows the rules and regulations of the countries in which it operates and places a high priority on cyber-security and privacy.
He went on to say, “Data is never processed outside of the Huawei device.”
“In the same way that other app stores do, AppGallery simply collects and processes the data necessary to allow its users to find, install, and manage third-party apps.”
Huawei also conducts security checks to guarantee that users only download “safe” programmes, according to him.
The crew also looked at another OnePlus 5G device, but found no problems with it.
The report comes at a time when tensions between Lithuania and China are at an all-time high.
China demanded that Lithuania remove its ambassador from Beijing and announced that it would withdraw its envoy from Vilnius earlier this month.
The argument started when Taiwan stated that its Lithuanian missions would be known as the Taiwanese Representative Office.
To avoid a reference to the island itself, which China claims as its own territory, other Taiwanese embassies in Europe and the United States use the name of the country’s capital city, Taipei.