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Xiaomi is collecting browser data even in incognito mode.
(01 May) Summary: Researchers discovered that the Mi Browser Pro and Mint Browser apps that come preinstalled in Xiaomi handsets gleaned data about what folders users open and to which screens they swipe, and other data from the handsets.
The data was then sent to remote servers in Singapore and Russia, though the web domains that hosted the servers were registered in Beijing. Xiaomi denied any wrongdoing to Forbes, arguing all data transferred is encrypted and anonymized. Still, Cirlig was able to easily decrypt the data into readable chunks of information that could be tied back to an individual. Just two months ago, another Chinese company, Cheetah Mobile, was caught sniffing data on web use, wi-fi access point names, and other activity like how a user swipes.
References : Next Media, Twitter
Source: Ant Yi-Feng Tzeng
#bigbrotherwatch #dataprivacy #datasecurity #Xiaomi #Surveillance
Xiaomi is collecting browser data even in incognito mode.
(01 May) Summary: Researchers discovered that the Mi Browser Pro and Mint Browser apps that come preinstalled in Xiaomi handsets gleaned data about what folders users open and to which screens they swipe, and other data from the handsets.
The data was then sent to remote servers in Singapore and Russia, though the web domains that hosted the servers were registered in Beijing. Xiaomi denied any wrongdoing to Forbes, arguing all data transferred is encrypted and anonymized. Still, Cirlig was able to easily decrypt the data into readable chunks of information that could be tied back to an individual. Just two months ago, another Chinese company, Cheetah Mobile, was caught sniffing data on web use, wi-fi access point names, and other activity like how a user swipes.
References : Next Media, Twitter
Source: Ant Yi-Feng Tzeng
#bigbrotherwatch #dataprivacy #datasecurity #Xiaomi #Surveillance
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Xiaomi is collecting browser data even in incognito mode, researchers say
You might want to stay away from Xiaomi's browsers if you care about your privacy, or so suggest a couple of concerned researchers.