National Communications Commission of Taiwan (NCC) published the results of a preliminary investigation conducted in order to identify violations of the law by manufacturers of mobile devices. Among the "suspects" There are an American company Apple.
According to the vice-chairman of the commission Yu Xiao-Chen, inspection revealed violations in 12 phone models produced by leading manufacturers. "Almost every one of them will be registered on the server," - he said. Yu Xiao-Chen noted that communicators allow vendors to collect information about users without their consent. Identified and other deficiencies, which are contrary to the laws of Taiwan.
Taiwan government launched a review of standards of confidentiality after the media reported that Xiaomi smartphones can send data without the user's permission to servers located in mainland China.
According to IDC, the smartphone Apple, Samsung and HTC entered the top five most popular in Taiwan for the III quarter. Xiaomi model too, seems to fall into the "black list" as the company is among the 12 most popular brands of the country.
Yu Xiao-Chen said that the government will be asked to make changes to the companies listed in the list of smartphones in compliance with local privacy laws. In case of refusal NCC may fine the company for $ 6.43 million, or make a ban on the sale of these mobile devices in Taiwan.
Full list of smartphones that violate laws, be published after the completion of the investigation.