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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by wredue on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:58PM (#37836703)
The Canadian government “secret spat” doesn’t seem so secret. Xiaomi stuff is laced with various levels of spyware.

There’s also tech relations issues due to huawei shenanigans and back doors.

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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by Scoundreller on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:14PM (#37836880)
So are iPhones and US Android phones, but I guess when it’s a “partner” country’s corporations doing the spying, that makes it okay.
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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by Eisenstein on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:39PM (#37837174)
> I guess when it’s a “partner” country’s corporations doing the spying, that makes it okay.

According to the government? Yes, of course.

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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by december456 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:28PM (#37838535)
Well yes, partner country's corporations intelligence, your intelligence.
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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by throwaway2990 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:00PM (#37839336)
Not even slightly similar.
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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by Neil44 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:08PM (#37836815)
*citation needed
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Re:US Sues eBay for Allowing Sale of More Than 300k Emission... by porkbeer on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:15PM (#37837614)
https://www.knowyourmobile.com/phones/is-your-xiaomi-phone-s... was the first ddg result.

Or just google it. Pretty common knowledge that the too cheap to be true chinese phones, amazon fires, etc all trade on your personal data to subsidize the device, either overtly with amazon, or less openly in the case of xiaomi, huwei, and dozens of smaller brands of phone, television, and other connected devices.

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