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Under suspicion: BSI investigates Xiaomi mobile device

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Published: September 30th, 2021,
Last updated: January 4th, 2024

The Federal Information Security Agency has launched an investigation into mobile devices made by Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi. Previously, the Lithuanian cybersecurity agency NCSC had noticed a Xiaomi smartphone. The device was running software in the background that detected and censored certain terms undesirable from the perspective of the Chinese state and party leadership – for example, „democracy movement.“

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