Lithuania on Tuesday discouraged consumers from using Chinese mobile devices – finding it has built-in censorship capabilities that undermine freedom of speech and personal data protection. This comes after a September 21 government report showed that flagship phones sold in Europe by Chinese phone maker Xiaomi have built-in and remotely built-in tools to detect and block sensitive words without the user’s permission. controlled techniques. The investigation by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has targeted 5G smartphones manufactured in China that are being supplied locally since 2020. Selected manufacturers include Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and China’s second-largest cellphone maker Xiaomi....