Need disassembly gurus: a privacy/security issue with one of Mi A1 apps, Spock

billysam

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More about xiaomi analytics can be found here.

http://blog.thijsbroenink.com/2016/09/xiaomis-analytics-app-reverse-engineered/

Attached screenshot for the domain it tries to connect.
Thats where it upload the logs in gzip format and I found this link ( https :// tracking.intl.miui.com /track /spock )from the source file provided here. It's their official address, not selling to google at least.

The blog you referred is based on old findings, they have secured their servers and if they leak or steal any data, it will only damage their own brand reputation, something no big company would try to do, but every company tracks their devices, so yes imei, mac id, sim network, region, location, wifi, and other app logs will be stored in their database. Nothing unusual finding there. If you all suspect other app you can post about it.
 
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pooniaprashant

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Thats where it upload the logs in gzip format and I found this link ( https :// tracking.intl.miui.com /track /spock )from the source file provided here. It's their official address, not selling to google at least.

The blog you referred is based on old findings, they have secured their servers and if they leak or steal any data, it will only damage their own brand reputation, something no big company would try to do, but every company tracks their devices, so yes imei, mac id, sim network, region, location, wifi, and other app logs will be stored in their database. Nothing unusual finding there. If you all suspect other app you can post about it.
is it safe to remove?
 

barrack1

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Welp, read the whole article and there was no mention of the app used. I meant the app that logs network access from another apps in your screenshot, not the Xiaomi app being analyzed.
Its probably just a network sniffer app similar to wireshark on pc's. I used a free one which used the VPN method that doesn't require root but I couldn't find it anymore on playstore, but it looks like there are others.
 
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thorin0815

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After upgrading to Pie on my A2 Lite I noticed a new app named "diaglogger" running in the background. Package name is "com.huaqin.diaglogger".
Do you have it too with the A1 Pie? Anyone knows what it's for? Google said "Huaqin" is some kind of a chinese telecom company.
 
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