The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is to voluntarily provide and deliver an anti-virus application to users of its smartphones, with the results of virus scans being sent back to the company’s servers in Beijing, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday.
The commission found that security concerns persisted even after the smartphone manufacturer upgraded its system.
“We believe that this has created doubts about the information security of Xiamo’s cellphones,” Yu said.
“The company should have asked if consumers want the [anti-virus application] service or not. Consumers, on the other hand, should have the right to refuse if they do not want the service,” he added.
Consumers should be told of the type of service they would be getting if they were offered an additional service, he added.
Yu made the comments at the commission’s weekly press conference, when he was asked when the commission is scheduled to produce an information safety report on Xiamo smartphones.
In response, Yu said the commission has been testing Xiaomi smartphones for a while.
The company has also continued to upgrade its operating system whenever new problems emerge.
He said that the commission would make an official announcement when more comprehensive test results are available.
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer apologized to the public in August after its system was found to be able to send users’ personal information to its servers in Beijing without first securing users’ consent.
The company said that it had solved the problem by upgrading its operating system.
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