Germany’s federal cybersecurity watchdog, the BSI, did not find any evidence of censorship functions in mobile phones manufactured by China’s Xiaomi, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Reuters reports: Lithuania’s state cybersecurity body had said in September that Xiaomi phones had a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as “Free Tibet,” “Long live Taiwan independence” or “democracy movement.” The BSI started an examination following these accusations, which lasted several months. “As a result, the BSI was unable to identify any anomalies that would require further investigation or other measures,” the BSI spokesperson said.
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