TAIPEI: Taiwanese regulators cleared yesterday Chinas Xiaomi Inc and other smartphone brands of breaching local data protection laws after national security concerns triggered the government to launch a probe in September. The National Communications Commission (NCC), in a report concluding the investigation, said all the 12 brands it had tested, which include handsets sold by Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp, did not violate the laws. However, NCC official James Lou said the commission would request phone makers make information transmission more secure. Reuters
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