Throw away bargain Huawei phones or risk China spying on you, officials warn


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People are being urged to throw away their Chinese smartphones—including Huawei and Xiaomi handsets—or risk censorship and spying. The Lithuanian government has told its citizens to get rid of Chinese smartphones as "fast as reasonably possible" after discovering some worrying secret features that could be feeding data back to China. In a report, Lithuania's National Cyber Security Centre says it tested 5G mobiles from a number of Chinese manufacturers and discovered built-in features that put users at risk of viruses and even censorship. "Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased...