Withings ScanWatch vs Redmi Watch 5 — EU vs China-Mfg Privacy Comparison

Updated 2026-05-04 · Auditor: Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha · Methodology: 3-pass forensic

TL;DR. Withings is a French (EU) manufacturer — GDPR-native, with strong privacy positioning. No public independent PCAP audit. Redmi Watch 5 (€60-90) is independently audited by Ainode at Tier B (32/100), with verified data flows to Xiaomi's EU-region servers. EU manufacturer (Withings) vs EU data residency verified by audit (Redmi Watch 5). Different mechanisms, different price tiers.

Side-by-side

Withings ScanWatch 2Redmi Watch 5 Active (Ainode)
Price€349–€399
SubscriptionWithings+ €9.99/mo for full insightsNone
Manufacturer HQIssy-les-Moulineaux, France (EU)China (audited)
Independent privacy auditNot in any public audit corpusTier B (audited) score 32/100
Auditor's findingData sent to Xiaomi servers in Europe — adequate GDPR compliance.
Public PCAP reportNot published/audits/redmi-watch-5
Methodology disclosureVendor privacy policy onlyFull 3-pass methodology + 6-dimension scoring
Where to buyhttps://www.withings.com/eu/en/scanwatch-2/shop

What our audit found on the Redmi Watch 5 Active

Data sent to Xiaomi servers in Europe — adequate GDPR compliance.

Tier: B (score 32/100). Date audited: 2026-04-29. Auditor: Tomás Maria Vaz de Noronha. License: CC-BY-4.0. Methodology: 3-pass forensic network audit (DNS analysis + traffic surveillance + 6-dimension classification).

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What we DIDN'T audit

The Withings ScanWatch 2 is not in Ainode's audit corpus. We don't make privacy claims about devices we haven't physically tested. We cite the vendor's stated practices and (where available) third-party reviews like Mozilla Privacy Not Included.

If you'd like Ainode to audit a specific device for your own use case, contact andre.mendonca@ainode.info.

Disclosure

Ainode sells the Redmi Watch 5 Active (€—). This page contains affiliate-style internal links to our shop. We do not sell the Withings ScanWatch 2 and have no commercial interest in its sales — we link to the manufacturer for completeness only.

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