While the answer is not clear, a software engineer has accused OnePlus of collecting too much user data, including details that can identify users. According to a report, engineer Christopher Moore found the about the OnePlus software collecting user data on the OnePlus 2 during a Hack Challenge. Moore then discovered that OnePlus was collecting user data such as IMEI numbers, mobile network names, IMSI prefixes, MAC address and serial numbers. This is not the first time that a smartphone manufacturer has been accused of collecting user information without their permission. Recently some Chinese phone makers were in news after it was found that they were collecting user data.

Source: India Today October 11, 2017 06:56 UTC