Taiwan clears Xiaomi, other smartphone brands of breaching data privacy

JUSTIFIED PARANOIA?: The Xiaomi probe, which also involved Chinese handset makers Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp, was a reminder of the scrutiny Chinese technology firms are subject to abroad as governments become increasingly wary of potential cybersecurity threats from the world's second-biggest economy.

TAIPEI: Taiwanese regulators cleared China's Xiaomi Inc and other smartphone brands of breaching local data protection laws after national security concerns triggered the government to launch a probe in September. 

The National Communications Commission, in a report concluding the investigation, said all the 12 brands it had tested, which include handsets sold by Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp, did not violate the laws.