Xiaomi's default web browser allegedly records users' browsing habits

[Redaktion]

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

[blah]

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.

[bat]

Chinese spying on people ???

what a surprise, who would have guessed..

[getreal123]

So what? Every browser does this, this is a browser's main life purpose.

And things like Firefox exists to avoid monopoly problems etc.

[heffeque]

I'm confused, what's different from what Google, Facebook, etc are doing?

[S.Yu]

I'm confused, what's different from what Google, Facebook, etc are doing?

More transparancy, and the right to opt out, that's what.