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Title: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: Redaktion on October 10, 2017, 13:39:58
OnePlus has dropped the ball yet again, with a user discovering a data siphon that sends his private phone information and logs to a remote OnePlus server.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-is-collecting-user-data-without-permission-and-you-should-be-scared.257854.0.html
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: Ranzy on October 10, 2017, 20:08:43
Omg I hope they won't order a military strike on my house with that info.
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: J on October 10, 2017, 21:22:50
Android all the time makes log file in lg phone these are the best cheapest phones. read for what you agree. Now i haw it water damaged. i want to s*** on it waste of money.
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: UgandanPrince on October 10, 2017, 21:24:32
Can easily disable this through ADB or installing a ROM.
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: Ricci Rox on October 10, 2017, 21:51:29
Quote from: UgandanPrince on October 10, 2017, 21:24:32
Can easily disable this through ADB or installing a ROM.

There are a lot of fixes for this, yes; some were even outlined. However, not everyone is so tech-inclined. This is something that shouldn't even be happening at all.
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: vvv on October 11, 2017, 03:08:49
Is it sending this info even if

Settings - > Advanced - > Join user experience program

is turned off?
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: xxx on October 11, 2017, 08:00:42
@vvv
asking the real question here
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: Craig Ward on October 15, 2017, 21:56:59
@vvv - OnePlus have stated that they collect information in two streams, which they have identified as "usage analytics" and "device information". It appears that switching off that setting is only disabling the usage analytics, and I would suspect that the IMEI, MAC address, phone number, and serial number would fall under device information. Without more information from OnePlus, or without someone like Chris (source) to test this, I can't say fully what information is still being collected.
Title: Re: OnePlus is collecting user data without permission, and you should be scared
Post by: Tomm on November 26, 2017, 20:40:44
There is newer thing with user info collection, with opbugreportlite.