Report claims that Xiaomi phones collect browsing data from its users

01 May 2020
Even in incognito mode.

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  • 02 May 2020

Anonymous, 01 May 2020Strange how people get upset about this, but completely ign... morei always turned off my gps location service and somehow Chrome seems to know my location... i won't be surprises if I'm on WiFi but strangely even while on mobile data it seems to be able to know my location, which i discovered when trying to find specific shops or restaurant, and the results tends.to favour anything near my location...

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    • Klyze
    • HBg
    • 02 May 2020

    Always knew they collect too much data, its China after all, and i bet if PPL dig around their security APP something will be found, it has a ton of suspicious permissions.
    that said i love xiaomi phones, and my mi 9t pro, but also love custom roms.

    no miui for me

      Its time we stop using technology and go back to the cave ways, because every fvcking tech company collect our data. Facebook and Apple are worst.

      This shouldn't be a surprise news. Forbes, an America website. Rubbish.

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        • nTb
        • 02 May 2020

        try to uninstall the Xiaomi browser you can't, try to upgrade chrome on a new phone you can't you need to clear play store cache first,

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          • Anonymous
          • nfy
          • 01 May 2020

          sff, 01 May 2020privacy is not prioritized that's why it's almost impossibl... moreLike having to scroll down first to disable ads (they call it "personalized content") and after you tap on it, it says "are you sure" and other "warnings". Every other switch before that one doesn't give you a warning. Pretty shady.

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            • nTb
            • 01 May 2020

            privacy is not prioritized that's why it's almost impossible to set up the phone correct in the beginning , scam companies try to trick you all the time very annoying

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              • Anonymous
              • S3c
              • 01 May 2020

              Strange how people get upset about this, but completely ignore the fact that Google collects even more information on you from ANY Android phone you use.

              Google have even admitted that they track your position when you turn position off -- the setting only applies to apps, not built-in data collection in Android itself.

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                • Anonymous
                • Nue
                • 01 May 2020

                Xiaomi shouldn't break my heart.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nua
                  • 01 May 2020

                  i mean, honestly... i'd be surprised if smartphone makers *didn't* try to log user activity

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vry
                    • 01 May 2020

                    hmm, 01 May 2020When Xiaomi have over 400 million customers all over the wo... moreDoes not excuse them for what they've done. Or any company that does that. Keep your Stockholm syndrome to yourself.

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                      • nic
                      • 0VJ
                      • 01 May 2020

                      hmm, 01 May 2020Nobody will look your pictures and videos if your not a cri... moreHave you thought about the possibility of their spying over your microphone and camera ? I bet you will change your position if that was proven to be true!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • fIP
                        • 01 May 2020

                        Anonymous, 01 May 2020Buying a Redmi K20 is my biggest regret, and an eye opener ... moreImportance of software? Please explain more lol

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                          • 01 May 2020

                          NotAnOpinion, 01 May 2020I assume that you are saying, you do not use Android, MS or... moreWhen Xiaomi have over 400 million customers all over the world then think of the amount of data that goes trough it. You need to be someone special a person of intress to care about the security that someone is spying you. Well these people probably use dumbphone anyways or just use some special device that have built in security system that normies dont have

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                            • Anonymous
                            • fIP
                            • 01 May 2020

                            When USA want to control you but they don't want others to do so
                            Please, everything that uses internet today all collects our data.. Google, facebook, youtube, your browser,...

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7sq
                              • 01 May 2020

                              What do you expect? It's a Chinese phone, you think the US is using it to spy on you instead? People need to be on jail for this. These are crimes committed on foreign soil where their own jurisdiction applies and expeditions from third party country's can be had, and prosecutions at the home country. People in the offending countries can progressively get trapped there, and get arrested for going outside of the country, maybe even in teir province because of crimes in other pro. They can wait there for them r own national government to decide to arrest or deport then on a whim over the decades.

                              The anonymization is easy to figure re our which you are. Your account and advertising ID and cookies are being transmitted. The company receiving it knows exactly who you are to profile you, before they need to anonyminise. They can work out who you are by the pages you visit, how you type, etc You are the only person in a articular area with your chacteristics likely, even hardware, maybe even app lineup and folder structure.

                              I had a Chinese phone years ago, that ran hot and the battery drained really fast while it was very slow. I figured they were streaming the video camera. With better chips today and bigger batteries, how would you know if they were doing it on a flagship phone? There is so much rubbish running on them in the background, that maybe should not be transmitting your data, it's hard to tell.

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                                • 01 May 2020

                                NotAnOpinion, 01 May 2020I assume that you are saying, you do not use Android, MS or... moreYou assume wrong.
                                I using Microsoft products, software (since 2005), iOS? Not right now. I'm in Android world (to)long i guess, because i know that "Android" on a Pixel device and on a Samsing Galaxy )x) device is no a same. Same goes for custom skins vs stock skon or roms. Did you know that EMUI is based on a MIUO source code? Did you know that i if a have any Android phone (with custom UI), first rhing i do i delete OEMs browser, because it's a Android phone, right? Chrome is there on every single Android mobile devices (-Huawei-Honor:). So Chrome is kore than enough.
                                Also, about this brand you talk about (Xiaomi). Do you know that is you are in EU (because in the USA Xiaomi is not offically available)_ you have options in MIUI to tirn off recomandations, and there is no a single 'ad' from system based app, but if you set region to India (or if you are in India), there is a even in "settings" system app of MIUI so!ething like follow as on fb, tw.. That's a difference, so maybe we are not from a same continent. Also in EULA in every phone that is sold in EU, they say that will collect data etc, but i understand it is to long to read those stuff..
                                In my opinion, only problem with (new) Xiaomi devices is, design, tickness (in low end and mid models), quality of those (IPS) screens, and not if they collect data from their browser (you have in MIauI MSA system based app, that is on by default), so like i wrote erlier, MIUI is for advanced users of Android mobile os, for those who want to explore new ways to get a some of the options, it's like 90% differente rhan stock Android (9 or 10), and sure is not for those users, and vice versa.
                                I have now Samsung Galaxy S20 (regular one)_ it's a good phone great screen, not to heavy, not to tgick, it's a compact, and have (Windows 10 like), ONE UI 2.1, also not bad, but that is not a reason to write nonsense about (only one) brand in this case Xiaomi..
                                Do i geting better in language or what? Haha :D

                                  Anonymous, 01 May 2020I don't care about this type of news anymore. Everyone spy ... moreI remember, EA games had made a similar statement when it came to gamers displeasure about Battlefield 5 debacle -- "If you don't like the creative decisions that went into the game, you don't have to buy it"

                                  Gamers were extremely PO from that weak / arrogant statement from Patrick Soderlund. Not far from that ridiculous statement, he left (FIRED) EA games.

                                  The consumers will always win and companies like EA, Xiaomi, HTC, BlackBerry, etc. they all come a dime-adozen

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 7tV
                                    • 01 May 2020

                                    Buying a Redmi K20 is my biggest regret, and an eye opener about the importance of software.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0cL
                                      • 01 May 2020

                                      I wish I had seen this before I purchased my Mi Note 10.

                                      I use DuckDuckGo precisely because I don't want my personal information to be tracked by Chinese companies which don't comply with Western privacy standards. But if Xiaomi still tracks me, without my consent and without disclosing it, it's a real problem for me and it should be for anyone else.

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                                        • 01 May 2020

                                        NotAnOpinion, 01 May 2020"I still will go to buy Xiaomi Redmi phone in the future. ... moreI am working for myself, not like those clever security researchers who are working on behalf of somebody to do so.

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