This is why I have no desire to upgrade to a new Android device and why I put my money into the Librem 5 project.
This data collection is beyond ridiculous and if it's not already illegal, it should be.
OnePlus OxygenOS built-in analytics
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#12Anyone know what data iOS send to Apple?
What does Apple have to do with OxygenOS?
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#13I have absolutely no doubt there is some data centre in Shenzhen full of my Huawei phone metrics!
I think this is the biggest issue with android phones, they are full of potential data leakages like this. Privacy is definitely a concern and a pull factor to getting an iPhone again. There is a lot to be said for a company that is focused on hardware and not on serving content to that device.
Then again it's also a reason to get a Pixel2, I feel I can trust Google with my data more than some other android manufacturer or reseller. Sure they'll serve me more adverts, but it's to some ends at least.
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#14"This kind of data collection, especially one containing information that can be directly tied back to me as an individual, should really be opt-in and/or have an easily accessible off switch…"
This kind of data collection should never occur. Read Apple's privacy statement for tips.
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#16This is really shocking, this data along with my google data can be used to learn a lot more about the user like what i surf when, how much time i use my mobile in office and what do i use it for. I am wondering if there is a way to corrupt the data being sent by some way masking or sending gibberish data. For me rooting is not an option because my office email will not work on a rooted device.
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#17I have absolutely no doubt there is some data centre in Shenzhen full of my Huawei phone metrics! I think this is the biggest issue with android phones, they are full of potential data leakages like this. Privacy is definitely a concern and a pull factor to getting an iPhone again. There is a lot to be said for a company that is focused on hardware and not on serving content to that device. Then again it's also a rea…
But i dont understand this, why should I have to part with my data when I am buying a fully paid product? I know the justification being used for free services but i find it hard to accept this for a piece of hardware that I pay for.
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#18In this case there's a rootless solution using dns66 (the issue affects all oneplus devices) :
https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieHDLite/comments/5zfj9y/how_to_...
redirect server open.oneplus.net.
Ofcourse, it is likely many other android devices have a similar setup.
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#19I have absolutely no doubt there is some data centre in Shenzhen full of my Huawei phone metrics! I think this is the biggest issue with android phones, they are full of potential data leakages like this. Privacy is definitely a concern and a pull factor to getting an iPhone again. There is a lot to be said for a company that is focused on hardware and not on serving content to that device. Then again it's also a rea…
But i dont understand this, why should I have to part with my data when I am buying a fully paid product? I know the justification being used for free services but i find it hard to accept this for a piece of hardware that I pay for.
I'm not trying to justify it by any means, but I sometimes wonder if the cost of devices are sometimes subsidized by data collection.
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#20It's funny how OnePlus Support helping him to disable that application. > OnePlus Support: Alright. Please try doing a hard reset http://bit.ly/1TbY1RZ and see if there are improvements. How this could help improve that situations at all? Do OnePlus Support Team even read user's problem detail? Very unprofessional I must say.
The question sounds enough like "how do I stop this app from eating data cap" that running them through standard malware fixes makes sense. Tech support deals with a lot of people that are terrible at wording their questions, so you tend to look for key phrases and suggest easy fixes first.