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Title: Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits
Post by: Redaktion on May 01, 2020, 12:31:49
Security researchers have discovered that Xiaomi's default web browser records and transmits user data to remote servers. It includes potentially sensitive information such as search engine queries and browsing history, and the behavior persists even in the supposedly anonymous incognito mode. A Xiaomi spokesperson has denied allegations of wrongdoing and states that this is standard practice.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-s-default-web-browser-allegedly-records-users-browsing-habits.463412.0.html
Title: Re: Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits
Post by: blah on May 01, 2020, 13:17:41
Google does basically the same, when you log in to Chrome. Though in Google's case it's at least opt-in. The corporations should really be held responsible for privacy intrusions like this.
Title: Re: Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits
Post by: bat on May 01, 2020, 14:45:03
Chinese spying on people ???

what a surprise, who would have guessed..
Title: Re: Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits
Post by: getreal123 on May 01, 2020, 22:23:15
So what? Every browser does this, this is a browser's main life purpose.

And things like Firefox exists to avoid monopoly problems etc.
Title: Re: Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits
Post by: heffeque on May 02, 2020, 03:11:52
I'm confused, what's different from what Google, Facebook, etc are doing?
Title: Re: Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits
Post by: S.Yu on May 03, 2020, 13:01:55
Quote from: heffeque on May 02, 2020, 03:11:52
I'm confused, what's different from what Google, Facebook, etc are doing?
More transparancy, and the right to opt out, that's what.