The legislators believe that smartphone maker captures sensitive data from North -American users and sends them directly to China
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Last Friday (27), two North -American politicians requested that the country’s Department of Commerce Research Oneplus: A Chinese smartphone maker. Legislators John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi claim concern about the safety of North -Americans through mobile phones.
According to Reuters, the application was issued by a letter to which the British news agency had access.
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- North -American legislators John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorothi They requested that the North -Americans’ computer services investigate the OnePlus company, a Chinese mobile phone maker;
- Politicians’ concern is that oneplus captures and Send personal data from North -American users directly to China.
Moolenaar is a republican politician, responsible for chairing a committee that analyzes issues related to the Chinese nation. The legislator Krishnamoorthi is presented as a Democrat of the group. Both said that the great retailers (such as Amazon and Best Buy) in the United States sell OnePplus appliances.
A subcontracted commercial company was hired by the Moolenaar and Krishnamoorthi Committee and stated that the one -splus devices can “Possibly collect and transmit extensive data from users“Then this sensitive information would be”Sent to servers under the jurisdiction of China“”
In addition, users would not be aware that the data were allegedly captured and sent elsewhere, as the outsourced company points out.
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OnePlus did not publicly comment on the complaints of the distrust of North -American legislators or the accusations of the contracted company.
According to politicians, the information and communication service was addressed to investigate smartphones oneplus. Among their tasks, the data analysis is collected by devices without the consent of users, such as “Possible transfers of personal confidential information and screenshot“”
Through comparison, Washington has adopted conservative behavior in recent years, Prohibit Chinese telecommunications companies will act in the United States because of )concerns about national security“”
In addition to the licensing and marketing problems of Chinese devices in the United States, other issues involved in both nations have taken the media in recent months, such as when current President Donald Trump has instituted very high rates for Chinese imports.
