Chinese Phones Should Be Thrown Away Due to Censorship Concerns, Lithuania Defence Ministry Says


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Chinese Phones Should Be Thrown Away Due to Censorship Concerns, Lithuania Defence Ministry Says Technology By Alex Smith On Sep 23, 2021 0 Share (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lithuania’s Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities. Flagship phones sold in Europe by China’s smartphone giant Xiaomi have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as “Free Tibet”, “Long live Taiwan independence” or “democracy movement”, Lithuania’s state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday. The...