Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, has received certification from TRUSTe, a subsidiary of the U.S. firm TrustArc, that confirms the company’s products are in compliance with the EU’s privacy rules outlined in the GDPR. Today’s news makes Xiaomi the first-ever Chinese enterprise to receive the certification by TRUSTe. Over the years, Chinese smartphones have come in for criticism with some claiming that these devices do not protect users’ privacy . Most recently, Lithuania’s National Cyber Security Centre claimed that the Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G has in-built censorship capabilities . Some of the software on the phone could allegedly detect as…