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US lawmakers allege OnePlus devices are collecting 'sensitive personal information'
They want to investigate the Chinese OEM over "security concerns."
The lawmakers have supposedly cited evidence that "indicates" OnePlus devices are collecting potential "sensitive personal information" and sending it back to Chinese-based servers. In a statement, the Commerce Department stated the extension on the Temporary General License was to prevent any "disruption" of network communication systems for those in rural areas. At the time, the U.S. Federal Communications commissioner, Brendan Carr, stated, "it harvests swaths of sensitive data that new reports show is being accessed in Beijing."
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