Shaomi has been accused of smuggling user information. Forbes, a US-based magazine, has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese company.

But is Shaomi really smuggling information? How true is the allegation made by Forbes?

According to a security research report, the personal information of the Xiaomi handset has been leaked to the user. Shaomi has been accused of collecting users’ browsing information and files that have been opened on handsets. And this information was being smuggled through the remote server of the famous Chinese company Alibaba.

Forbes claims that the data was being transferred through the default browsers of Xiaomi’s Redmi and MI series phones, along with other preloaded apps. Even if you searched the internet in incognito mode, your data would be transferred. However this data is only reaching their servers, this data has not been transferred to any third server.

Security researchers found the problem on various Xiaomi phones, through which Xiaomi was smuggling their personal information into China without their users’ permission. Researchers have found that Xiaomi’s most popular smartphone, the Redmi Note 8, has the most problems. As soon as any information was searched in the browser, that data was sent to the Alibaba server through the remote server.

Researchers say that not only his identity, but also some information about his personal life has reached the server. They said that Xiaomi may have deliberately added these softwares to the Redmi smartphone. The researchers also said that while using the Redmi Note 8 smartphone, the phone was recording not only browsing history but also a lot of other information.

In this context, in a blog post reviewing a recent Forbes article on Shaomi’s privacy policy, Shaomi believes that Forbes’ reporting has misrepresented some information. Xiaomi has been giving top priority to user privacy and security policies. Xiaomi adheres strictly to this policy in the countries and territories in which it conducts business, and the user’s privacy is fully complied with the security laws and regulations of that country or region.

In the light of this, Xiaomi has also given some explanations. In the global marketplace, Xiaomi is explicitly accepting permission and consent from its users on the basis of all collected data usage, in order to provide the best possible user experience, increase compatibility between the operating system and various applications, as well as the obligation to protect user privacy.

Xiaomi authorities have confirmed that the whole process has been encrypted anonymously. This data collection for integrated use is used for internal analysis only, and Xiaomi does not link any personally identifiable information to any of these data. It enhances the overall user experience while ensuring user privacy and data security. This is a common solution adopted by Internet companies around the world.

Xiaomi hosts data in a public cloud infrastructure that is well known in the industry. All of Shaomi’s overseas services and user information are stored on various overseas servers, and the local user privacy protection laws and regulations are strictly followed.
Xiaomi in the link of this blog post The position is presented in detail with technical explanation.