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Lithuanians to throw Chinese phones over 'Censorship'

A report by its National Cyber Security Centre tested 5G mobiles from Chinese manufacturers.

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Lithuanians to throw Chinese phones over 'Censorship'
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The Ministry of Defence Lithuania has warned the populace to avoid buying Chinese phones and even throw them away.

A report by its National Cyber Security Centre tested 5G mobiles from Chinese manufacturers.

It claimed that one Xiaomi phone had built-in censorship tools while another Huawei model had security flaws.

In response to the allegations, Huawei said no user data is sent externally and Xiaomi said it does not censor communications.

"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," said Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius.

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