Xiaomi's Mint Browser records web searches and other data, even in Incognito Mode (Update: New opt-out setting)

Xiaomi denies any wrongdoing

• Update 1: 2020/05/03 10:46am PDT
  Xiaomi is rolling out an update to both Mint Browser and Mi Browser Pro that adds a setting to disable aggregated data collection while in Incognito Mode. However, not

This story was originally published May 2, 2020 and last updated May 3, 2020 10:45am PDT. 

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.

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