German IT Security Watchdog: No Evidence of Censorship Function in Xiaomi Phones

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By Reuters|Jan. 13, 2022By Reuters|Jan. 13, 2022, at 6:21 a.m.

German IT Security Watchdog: No Evidence of Censorship Function in Xiaomi Phones

FILE PHOTO: Xiaomi logo is seen next to a smartphone of the same brand in this illustration taken September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationReuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal cybersecurity watchdog, the BSI, did not find any evidence of censorship functions in mobile phones manufactured by China's Xiaomi Corp, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

Lithuania's state cybersecurity body had said in September that Xiaomi phones had a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement". The BSI started an examination following these accusations, which lasted several months.

"As a result, the BSI was unable to identify any anomalies that would require further investigation or other measures," the BSI spokesperson said.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, writing by Kirsti Knolle; Editing by Madeline Chambers)

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German IT Security Watchdog: No Evidence of Censorship Function in Xiaomi Phones