Xiaomi collects data from its users

Are you using a Xiaomi smartphone and you are interested in your privacy?

The Chinese company βρέθηκε να καταγράφει την δραστηριότητα των χρηστών στις εφαρμογές Mi Browser Pro και Mint Browser, όπως he says Forbes.

The researchers found that both applications - which together have more than 15 million downloads on Google Play - collect huge amounts of data from any site a user visits, even in incognito mode.

Among other things, browsers, which are installed by default on each device Xiaomi κατέγραφαν ερωτήματα προς τις μηχανές αναζήτησης Google, DuckDuckGo και άλλες, αλλά και κάθε είδους πληροφορίας που εμφανιζόταν στην λειτουργία news feed of Xiaomi.

Devices were also found to collect data about which folders users open, which screens they use the most, status bar information, and the settings menu.

This data was then sent to remote servers in Singapore and Russia, although the domains they use are registered in Beijing. The researchers also found that some of the data was sent to servers rented by Xiaomi through Alibaba.

Researcher Gabi Cirlig first discovered the issue on a Redmi Note 8, but after examining the firmware of other Xiaomi devices, such as the Xiaomi MI 10, Redmi K20 and Mi MIX 3, he discovered that the same issue affects many devices , since the same tracking code was present on all the phones he examined.

Xiaomi has denied any wrongdoing by Forbes, claiming that all data transmitted is encrypted and anonymous. But Cirlig was able to easily decrypt the data and turn it into readable information.

It even released images and a video, but Xiaomi continues to insist that its claims are untrue.

"The privacy and security is of the utmost importance," the company said, adding that it "strictly follows and fully complies with user privacy laws and regulations."

Forbes reports that the reasons why Xiaomi collects this data is to better understand its users. But no matter how we do it, the processing of this data implies analysis behavior of end users of the company's products.