On Twitter, a person named Rishi Bagree has tagged Rajeev Chandrashekhar, who is the state electronics and information technology minister, in a tweet. We are telling you this because it is directly related to you. Actually, the smartphone you are using tracks your data by default so that your experience can be improved on mobile. That is, mobile companies keep an eye on your personal data. The Twitter user told in the tweet that he has a Realme phone and it has a feature called Enhanced Intelligent Service on by default which is secretly tracking people’s data. Be it SMS, calls, emails or anything else, your phone is reading, listening and watching.
immediate investigation
As soon as the tweet went viral, the Minister of State ordered Meity to investigate it. Many people have commented on this tweet and raised questions on the working of the company. A user has also shared a screenshot of OnePlus in which the feature named Enhanced Intelligent Service is already on. Actually, the purpose of keeping this feature on by default is to give you a better experience. This feature improves your device functionality and for this it monitors all major information like contact details, internet usage, location, SMS, and everything else. Now users are expressing their anger on Twitter and are demanding immediate action in this matter.
Will hv this tested and checked @rishibagree
copy: @GoI_MeitY https://t.co/4hkA5YWsIg
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) June 16, 2023
Is it on in your phone too?
If you also use Real Me, OnePlus device, then you can check in this way whether this setting is on by default in your phone or not.
- First go to the setting of the mobile phone
- Then go to System Service, here you will get the option of Enhanced Intelligent Service which will be on by default.
Is data being transferred to China?
Retweeting this tweet, some users on Twitter have asked the company and the government whether our data is being transferred to China? Well, now this matter is being investigated, on which soon the government will give clarification to the people.
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