

The app enables you to control your Android device as if it was an additional monitor for your computer. There was no consent screen when I used Google's SSO, so it appears that I may have already made an account in the past (I don't remember).DeskDock allows you to share your computer's mouse with your Android devices via a USB cable. Personally, I signed into a Mi account, activated the setting, and signed out of the account again & everything seems to be working just fine. To accomplish this you choose to root your phone (opening it to potential vulnerabilities), or give some amount of data to Xiaomi, at the cost of privacy.You activate input simulation & permission interaction via adb for the convenience of keyboard input at the cost of security.

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You're essentially making a series of Security/Convenience tradeoffs in activating the settings that allow scrcpy to function. ❓ There is certain personal information explicitly discussed in the terms of the agreement, but the terminology of "collect" is broad & I'm unclear on the extent of this.Īll this being said, your mileage may vary.❌ I'm also unsure of the constraints of "we may collect personal information".❌ ⚠️ Personally, I can't reason with what the Chinese government considers "Vital to national security and defense".1.2.1 The personal information is vital to national security and defense.


The simple solution is to do what your manufacturer is telling you - "Sign in with your Mi account". Easy fix - Do as they say & sign into your Mi account Others have discussed rooting your device, which, in my opinion, unless you really want root for other reasons, is probably overkill, and likely exposes your device to more threat vectors & vulnerabilities. Everyone using a Xiaomi device is a way to enable keyboard input that is much easier than rooting your device, but you might be adverse to this for privacy reasons.
