New Delhi: Following reports of Xiaomi infringing user privacy by sending their details to a remote server, the Chinese handset maker has clarified that it does not store private information or data without permission. According to a report by security solutions provider F-Secure, Xiaomi phones silently sent out user details to a remote server.

Responding to the allegations, Xiaomi vice president Hugo Barra said protecting user data and privacy is its top priority and it does not "upload or store private information or data without the permission of users". It has also released a software update to tackle the issue. F-Secure, in its report, demonstrated how a Xiaomi Redmi 1S phone was sending data including the user's IMEI, phone number, and phone numbers of contacts added to the phone book to a remote server.