U.S. lawmakers have called for an investigation into OnePlus

Two members of the US Congress – Republican John Moolenar (Michigan) and Democrat Raja Krishnamurthy (Illinois) – have called on the Commerce Department to investigate OnePlus. The reason was allegations that user data may have been transferred to Chinese servers without the consent of device owners.”

The two members of Congress have called on the Commerce Department to investigate OnePlus.

Rationale for the audit

The lawmakers cite reports from a “commercial company” that claim OnePlus is collecting sensitive information, including screenshots of screens. However, no concrete evidence has yet been provided – the documents only include speculation.

The lawmakers cite reports from a “commercial company” that claim OnePlus is collecting sensitive information, including screenshots.

Why are there no official warnings?”

If the threat is so serious that it requires the intervention of the authorities, why haven’t users been warned of the risks? Instead of clear advice, so far there are only accusations with no confirmed facts. Engadget has requested a comment from OnePlus and will update when it receives a response.

Context: Chinese companies under suspicion

OnePlus is a Chinese brand, which automatically makes it a target for criticism, just like TikTok (owned by ByteDance). The basis for the restrictions on the social network were based on concerns that Americans’ data could fall into the hands of Chinese authorities. But again, there is no evidence of abuse: TikTok collects information, but no more than Meta* or X.

The situation remains at the level of hypothesis for now, but a request to the US Department of Commerce could lead to an official probe. We’ll keep an eye on the developments.

* Owned by Meta, it is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and its activities are banned.

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