China's Xiaomi has apologized for causing privacy concerns, after the fledgling smartphone maker faced scrutiny over whether it can be trusted with users' personal data.
Last week, red flags were raised when security firm F-Secure tested a Xiaomi phone, only to find that it sent contact information and device data back to a company server, without the user's permission. This prompted local media in Taiwan to question Xiaomi's previous claim that the company was not secretly storing user's data.
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