Google services takes the same data from all android phones regardless of brand.

Even Nokia did send data to China, even if it was a mistake.

Don't be fool to believe that Huawei being put in the American DoC list is a privacy or security problem - it is just being used a token for negotiation by some Bad Hombre in the White House. It is political more than technical.

An Embargo if you will?

So Xiaomi phones dont have secret IP code to sent my use of the phone to China?

I know sounds paranoid but after ZTE and Now Huawei Im a bit put off but like the new redmi note 7

believe what you may but if it were true someone would likely have found out by now and it would be all over the news.

it would likely be commercial suicide if you were caught

What? You're going to wait for "Kiwiphone" to be launched? 😎

I'm putting my name down for the Number 8 Wire Edition that comes with a Swanni cover.

Sure, iPhones and Pixels are way more trustworthy.  🙄

App developers are far more sleazy and have less to lose, though you give them "permission" by installing the app and accepting the required OS permissions (Android). 

Geektastic:

 

What? You're going to wait for "Kiwiphone" to be launched? 😎

 

 

 

I'm putting my name down for the Number 8 Wire Edition that comes with a Swanni cover.

 

Oh Yes please I want a Swanni Cover for my phone , maybe one for the laptop as well!

Yea, if I had one, my swanny would be in the bin!

If you use any google or Facebook owned services on your phone, the Chinese are the least of your worries. What exactly to you think the Chinese would want with general citizen data? The companies mentioned are already using your data to manipulate you every day.

linw:

 

Yea, if I had one, my swanny would be in the bin!

 

I do have one and it's old enough to made in nu zilland.

Geektastic:

 

What? You're going to wait for "Kiwiphone" to be launched? 😎

 

 

 

I'm putting my name down for the Number 8 Wire Edition that comes with a Swanni cover.

 

er... have you seen our interception laws? You know all ISP's in New Zealand have to ask the GCSB for approval for every half significant change they do in their network? Don't think little on NZ is in any way innocent in this regard.

I love my Xiaomi phone but I replaced the OS with LineageOS as soon as I got it. Wouldn't dream of using it otherwise.