Xiaomi's Mint Browser records web searches and other data, even in Incognito Mode

Xiaomi denies any wrongdoing

Xiaomi's phones are sold at incredibly competitive prices because there's very little profit margin — much like Amazon and Google, the company subsidizes its hardware with income from online services and data from its users. A recent report from Forbes claims Xiaomi's Mint Browser collects more user data than is necessary, but the company has denied any wrongdoing.

Forbes published an article earlier this week describing how the Mint Browser, developed by Xiaomi and bundled on MIUI devices (and also available from the Google Play Store), collects detailed analytics data.

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