A bit off-topic compared to today’s developments, but this appears to be quite important.
This has been confirmed. You can also confirm by performing a search for the name Kim Komando and TEMU. You will find multiple authentic posts. Copied from elsewhere ...
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the shopping app TEMU ...
Radio talk show hostess, Kim Komando, did some digging about TEMU and this is what she found!
Seemingly overnight, everyone’s talking about Temu (pronounced “tee-moo”), an online shopping app that boasts deals that seem too good to be true, like $17 wireless earbuds, $1 “gold” necklaces and $23 wedding dresses.
Over 50 million Americans have downloaded Temu since it launched state-side in September 2022, after it gained traction with expensive Super Bowl ads promising to let you “shop like a billionaire.”
Today, Temu is the most popular shopping app in the U.S. behind Amazon. But most of us don’t know much about the app’s true origins. Reader Daniel Mayer asked an important question, “Is [Temu] something we should be concerned about?”
So, I did some digging. And as it turns out, yes, you absolutely should be. Here’s what I found:
Where did Temu come from?
This isn’t some fly-by-night operation. Temu is based in Boston, Massachusetts, by PDD Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PDD). PDD is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
PDD also owns the e-commerce platform Pinduoduo headquartered in — you guessed it — China. So, Temu is a Communist China-based app and site.
What you need to know before using Temu
First, you’re buying goods directly from manufacturers in China and other parts of the world. That’s why shipping times are often 12 days or longer. The prices are low because the goods are cheap. The pictures of what you see advertised may not be what you actually get.
Temu’s BBB rating is 2.21/5. Reviews at TrustPilot are interesting, with 38% 5-star reviews and 41% 1-star reviews.
But that’s not the worst of it.
Temu is downright dangerous.
The app is a clever, pervasive digital stalker. As you shop, Temu monitors your activity on other apps, tracks your notifications and location and changes settings.
?? It gets worse. Temu gains full access to all your contacts, calendars and photo albums, plus all your social media accounts, chats and texts. In other words, literally everything on your phone.
No shopping app needs this much control, especially one tied to Communist China. If you’re using Temu, delete the app from your phone ASAP.
On iPhone, Long-press an app, then tap Remove App > Delete App. Tap Delete to confirm.
On Android, touch and hold an app, then tap Remove App > Delete App > Delete.
Pro tip: If you downloaded Temu, to be safe from Chinese spies, you really need to do a full factory reset.
But wait, there’s more! Temu’s sister app was removed from Google Play because of malware.
Do not buy from this company, or use their app!
If you want to share this information please copy & paste to your wall!
I figured that out just by looking at the ads on YouTube.
I went there to see what the fuss was but did NOT download any app. But, ooh since then, I’ve gotten notifications from McAfee? that a couple of apps ? are trying to go to bad places?
Did that make sense? Should I renew McAfee?? I have a new computer. McAfee just expired a couple of days ago.
Anyway, two things I noticed, Temu is going to very addicting to those shoppers. The other thing is, cheap garbage carp that looks cute. Like I saw some adorable, embroidered, turquoise cowboy boots, but they are not made of leather.
Greedy greedy. Also, clothing that is made in China is usually farmed out to factories where people live and die in, in North Korea. Not good places at all!! If you are born there, you work there, you die there.
Thanks for the public service announcement. I was disheartened when I saw that my dil had joined the Tik Tok craze.
I wonder how many younger people even know the term "getting Shanghaied" and where it originated. Because - they are getting "Shanghaied" - in a new sense.
thanx for the heads up
Thank you, will send on in email.
https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/temu-data-risks/887048/
Very informative- thanks for this