Lithuania has advised its citizens to discard their Chinese smartphones as soon as possible after a government investigation found risks to personal data security, as well as remote censorship functionality that could block phrases including "free Tibet" and "Taiwan independence."
A cybersecurity assessment of three 5G-capable devices—manufactured by Chinese phone makers—concluded with the nation's Deputy Defense Minister Margiris Abukevicius, telling Reuters on Tuesday: "Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible."
A report released by the Defense Ministry's internet security body detailed the results of an August investigation that looked at the Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G, Huawei P40 5G and OnePlus 8T 5G—devices supplied to Lithuanian customers since 2020 and "identified as somewhat risky by the international community," said Abukevicius......snip~
Lithuania Urges Its People to Throw Away Chinese Phones Over Censorship Fears (msn.com)
Should we do the same?