Is OnePlus sending your data to China? US lawmakers raise alarm

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Is your OnePlus phone secretly collecting your personal data? That’s the big question two US lawmakers are now asking.

As per a report by Reuters, lawyers John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department, urging them to investigate whether smartphones made by OnePlus could be posing security risks to users in the United States.

They claim a recent report shared with their committee suggests that OnePlus devices might be collecting and sending users’ personal data to servers in China without users even knowing. This could include sensitive information, the lawmakers warned.

What makes this more serious is that OnePlus phones are sold widely in the US, including by major retailers, and work on at least two U.S. wireless networks. This means a lot of American users could potentially be affected.

Both OnePlus, which is based in Shenzhen, China, and the US Commerce Department have not responded to the claims yet.

The lawmakers are asking the government to dig deeper and find out if there are real national security risks linked to OnePlus phones. This is part of a larger concern in the U.S. about data privacy, especially when it comes to Chinese tech companies.

For now, there’s no official confirmation about whether OnePlus is actually misusing user data. But the pressure is building, and users are likely watching closely to see how this unfolds.