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Chinese Phones Should Be Thrown Away Due to Censorship Concerns, Lithuania Defence Ministry Says
Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense advised consumers to avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found that the devices had built – in censorship features.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China’s smartphone giant Xiaomi have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as “Free Tibet”, “Taiwan is living independence” or “democracy movement”, Lithuania’s state cyber security body said on Tuesday.
The feature in Xiaomi’s Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the “EU region”, but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Ministry of Defense’s National Cyber Security Center said in the report.
“Our recommendation is not to buy new Chinese phones and get rid of those already purchased as soon as reasonably possible,” Defense Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters as he introduced the report.
Xiaomi did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
Relations between Lithuania and China have become sour recently. China last month demanded that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador to Beijing and said it would withdraw its envoy to Vilnius after Taiwan announced that its mission in Lithuania would be called the Taiwan Representation Office.
Taiwanese missions in Europe and the United States use the name of the city of Taipei and avoid a reference to the island itself, which China claims as its own territory. US President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte last week and underlined support for his country in the face of pressure from China.
The National Cyber Center report also said that the Xiaomi phone sent encrypted phone usage data to a server in Singapore. A security flaw was also found in the P40 5G phone by China’s Huawei, but no one was found in the phone from another Chinese manufacturer, OnePlus, it says. Huawei’s representative in the Baltics told the BNS news cable that its phones do not send the user’s data remotely.
The report said that the list of terms that could be censored by the Xiaomi phone’s system apps, including the default web browser, currently contains 449 terms in Chinese and is constantly being updated.
“This is important not only for Lithuania, but for all countries that use Xiaomi equipment,” the center said in the report.
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SpiceJet announces 8 new flights to connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad
SpiceJet expands its domestic network with 8 new flights that will connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad and also link Ahmedabad with Pune.
SpiceJet is further expanding its domestic network with the launch of eight new flights starting November 15.
In the statement released on Wednesday, the airline announced that these new routes will connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad, while also linking Ahmedabad with Pune. This expansion follows the recent launch of 32 new flights in October 2024, including two international flights connecting Delhi with Phuket.
Last month, SpiceJet also commenced UDAN flights linking Shivamogga in Karnataka with Chennai and Hyderabad, and introduced double daily flights between Chennai and Kochi, enhancing connectivity across key regional and metropolitan cities.
“We are excited to announce the launch of new flights from Jaipur to Varanasi, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad, as well as from Ahmedabad to Pune, providing our passengers with greater flexibility and convenience,” SpiceJet Chief Business Officer Debojo Maharshi said.
“These new flights reflect our commitment to supporting passenger demand across tier-II cities and beyond. With our expanded winter schedule, including international and UDAN routes, we aim to provide our customers with greater convenience, affordability, and seamless travel experiences,” Maharshi added.
SpiceJet will deploy its 78-seater Q400 aircraft in these sectors. Bookings for the new flights are now open and tickets are available at the website of the airline, SpiceJet’s mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agents.
On Monday, the airline received a significant boost, with Acuite Ratings & Research Limited upgrading its long-term rating by four notches to ‘B ‘ and its short-term rating to A4. The rating agency has also assigned a ‘Stable’ outlook to the airline.
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