Jul. 1 at 7:34 PM
2 US lawmakers have reportedly asked the Commerce Dept to investigate whether OnePlus phones are sending data to China.
Representative John Moolenaar, a Republican who chairs a House of Representatives committee on China, and the panel's top Democrat, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, noted that major US retailers sell OnePlus devices for use on
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According to the letter, an analysis provided by a commercial firm to the committee suggests that OnePlus devices may collect & send extensive user data, including sensitive personal info & screenshots, to servers in China without the explicit consent of users.
They have asked the Commerce Dept to assign its Information & Communications Technology & Services program to investigate the matter, focusing on the data OnePlus devices collect from users in the US & whether sensitive info is transferred without user consent
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