MUMBAI: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc said on Monday it plans to set up a datacentre in India next year to store local user data, as the fast-growing company seeks to deflect concerns about privacy that could hamper its efforts to expand overseas.
The move by privately owned Xiaomi comes after it said last week it was migrating some data on non-Chinese customers away from its servers in Beijing due to performance and privacy considerations.
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