IAF personnel told not to use Xiaomi devices, scandals that have rocked the Chinese brand
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has indirectly accused Xiaomi of spying and asked its personnel and their family members to stop using phones from the Chinese brand. This is not the first time such allegations are being leveled against the company which has now pledged to move user data to Amazon AWS data centers situated in California and Singapore for starters. You’re probably wondering what exactly Xiaomi has done to invite such criticism and whether it’s a plot by rival mobile vendors. So let’s take a look at all the privacy scandals which have rocked the Chinese brand since it started becoming a threat to competitors in the market. That’s right, Counterpoint Research named the Hongmi Red Rice and Mi 3 in the list of top 10 smartphones, in a February 2014 report. Samsung and Apple were the only other companies on the aforesaid list. Back in July, a story broke out about a Redmi Note user Kenny Li, noticing that his device was transferring his data to a server in China when it connecte