Mobile App was questioned by India as spyware, Xiaomi and UC responded

On December 3, Xiaomi and UC responded to the Indian Interior Ministry’s ban on Indian military personnel installing a series of Chinese mobile phone application software. Millet claims that the company has conducted investigations on this incident, and UC claims that it will not do anything that undermines users’ trust. Xiaomi spokesperson said: “In Xiaomi, we take security and privacy very seriously. Our global e-commerce platform and international users' data are located in Amazon AWS data center in California and Singapore. We are currently working on this. The report was reviewed and it is hoped that rice flourists will rest assured that we are always committed to the safe storage and delivery of user data." UC also responded by saying: “The recent media reports about the Indian military offloading many mobile applications have caused us to feel wronged and painful. At UC, we attach great importance to security and privacy issues, and we strive to comply with local regulations in each operating area. Including India, of course. We are also very proud to be able to provide long-term commitments for India and millions of Indian users. UC Browser and UC News are not as spyware or malware as the report claims." Earlier this week, media reports said that Indian intelligence agencies required security forces not to use mobile applications developed by China or related to China, and claimed that they may be spyware. Blacklisted applications by Indian intelligence agencies include Truecaller (real calls), UC browsers, WeChat, and many local apps on Xiaomi mobile phones, such as the Xiaomi community, Xiaomi store, and Xiaomi video call. These apps are suspected of being spyware. (passer)