Xiaomi hires a third-party firm to rule on Lithuania's censorship allegations

27 September 2021
The investigation firm isn't named but it's based in Europe.

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  • 28 Sep 2021

Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021They also collect browser data such as urls to sell to adve... moreDude, Google is selling your data for advertising money too. Not only from Chrome, but every Gapps you used from Youtube to Android Auto. Not sure why you so naive to think only Xiaomi doing it...

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    Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021So I'm not sure what you're going on about.There is no censorship filter on Xiaomi phones using global roms. Only phones with China rom has it.

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      Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021Good. This just shows that we cannot trust brands like Xiao... moreHaha, Xiaomi resident hater talking about not trusting Xiaomi. You really think you have the credibility and impartiality in this matter?

        Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021So, "Free Tibet" and "Long live Independent ... moreThey have a filter to prevent pornographic ads from being displayed but not for those that censor particular political phrases. It shouldn't be hard for you to understand what they are implying.

          Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021Good. This just shows that we cannot trust brands like Xiao... moreLithuania is not partnered with the US, but definitely has a sour relation with China, as evidenced by how it is treating Taiwan as an established country while China isn't. Also, XDA looked into the files and failed to find any proof that backs up Lithuania's claim.. now do you see the pattern?

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            • 28 Sep 2021

            I skimmed through the original report and it stresses not the specific terms being censored, but the whole censorship mechanizm which can be remotely activated at any time, even in global ROMs.
            Also, network activity analysis revealed Xiaomi phones sending invisible encrypted text messages to servers in Singapore to register phone numer with their cloud servers. Again, this capability can be used to send out other sensitive user data without the knowledge of the user.
            All that doesn't sound very safe privacy wise.

            Source: https://www.nksc.lt/doc/biuleteniai/2021-08-23%205G-CN-tyrimas.pdf

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              • 28 Sep 2021

              Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021This is an excerpt from the XDA article: "Per the N... moreThe original report states that the content is not blocked on the EU rom as the censorship is deactivated in the European Union. It is not even claiming censorship on phones with the EU rom. It just mentions that this function has been deactivate but could potentially be activated at any time. Of course it is activated on Xiaomi phones with Chinese ROMs but that doesn't matter as they are not under the rules of the EU in any case.

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                • 28 Sep 2021

                Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021This. More people need to see this. It's more like an... moreOkay an ad filter. So ads from OnePlus are also blocked since it is one of the terms in the list. What a way to kill competition lol

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                  • 28 Sep 2021

                  Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021This is an excerpt from the XDA article: "Per the N... moreThis. More people need to see this.
                  It's more like an ad filter than anything else.

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                    • 28 Sep 2021

                    Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021The Western companies also censor people, so I don't c... moreIs Lithuania affiliated with the US then? I think not

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                      • 28 Sep 2021

                      Good. This just shows that we cannot trust brands like Xiaomi.

                      And Lithuania is not a partner with the US. I hope this brand gets banned.

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                        • 28 Sep 2021

                        It is for a reason that the governments around the world are so concerned about security and privacy when it comes to chinese phones or them trying to establish cellular networks around the world

                          In my opinion chines companies are going to be ahead and i don't know why some organisations don't let chines companies free.I mean a lot of banes blame of spying Data and a lot but I support chines companies they are fantastic i want to give them love i don't want to point to any company but they are best & affordable.

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                            • 28 Sep 2021

                            Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021The Western companies also censor people, so I don't c... moreI mean there are alternative search engines that advertise what you're needing.

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                              • 28 Sep 2021

                              Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021Google/Youtube/Twitter/FB/Wikipedia censor very heavily. Bu... moreFrom what I've understood social media mostly only censor when a post or person will potentially hurt someone.

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                                Anonymous, 27 Sep 2021There is nothing pornographic about those search terms. Thi... moreIt's the standard Chinese practice to ban things. Ban this, block that, ban that, suppress them, jail this, censor this or that etc

                                They ban and censor things on a regular basis. It's like a core part of their system there and a way of dealing with things by simply banning it to get rid of it instead of facing the problem.

                                Someone mentioned the pooh cartoon and talked about the prime minister ? Okay just ban pooh
                                Someone talked about a certain topic ? Jail them
                                Or if some doctor warned them of a pandemic ? Yea alright just jail them too
                                Google entered China ? Ban Google
                                Ban Facebook, ban whatsapp ban all Western apps and just ban everything

                                Every company in China has to report to the government and do what asked even if that is unlawful or illegal
                                And then they want to setup their 5G cellular networks all over the world

                                It's clear why the governments around the world are getting to get rid of the Chinese dependency etc

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                                  • 28 Sep 2021

                                  Google/Youtube/Twitter/FB/Wikipedia censor very heavily. But I don't like Chinese phones, Samsung for me.

                                    It would be nice if US and European people focus more on local issues, instead of crying about chinese censorship... Its very easy to complain about stuff that is far away when companies that work in your own country do the same things

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                                      Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021"The minister urged to "throw away" all Chin... moreLike American companies doesn't need to answer to CIA and FBI like PRISM by NSA

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                                        Anonymous, 28 Sep 2021"The minister urged to "throw away" all Chin... moreSo this post went live lol does that mean ya wrong?

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