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Arkansas files lawsuit alleging Chinese e-commerce app Temu is illegally gathering personal data
justthenews.com ^ | Published: July 4, 2024 11:41am Updated: July 4, 2024 11:43am | By Charlotte Hazard

Posted on 07/04/2024 9:13:39 AM PDT by airdalecheif

"Though it is known as an e-commerce platform, Temu is functionally malware and spyware," Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a statement.

Griffin referred to Temu as a "data theft" business in a press release put out recently.

"Today I have filed a first-of-its-kind state lawsuit against the parent companies of Temu—PDD Holdings Inc. and WhaleCo Inc.—for violating the ADTPA and PIPA," Griffin said in a statement. "Though it is known as an e-commerce platform, Temu is functionally malware and spyware."

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KEYWORDS: adtpa; china; malware; pdd; pipa; spyware; temu; whaleco
Griffin alleges Temu used deceptive trade practices that resulted in Arkansans having their personal information handed over illegally.

Griffin pointed out that Temu has had issues in the past.

"Apple suspended Temu from its digital app store in 2023, prompting multiple investigations into the company’s dealings, including an ongoing investigation being conducted by the U.S. Congress," he said.

1 posted on 07/04/2024 9:13:39 AM PDT by airdalecheif
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To: airdalecheif

Good job.

It’s electronic spying.


2 posted on 07/04/2024 9:21:35 AM PDT by ifinnegan (MDemocrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: airdalecheif

I’ve heard it said that if you are enjoying an online product for free or nearly free, YOU are the product.


3 posted on 07/04/2024 9:41:11 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: airdalecheif

Not too mention the shyt quality of TEMU crap. Made with slave labor. Effing TEMU.


4 posted on 07/04/2024 9:56:39 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: cuban leaf
I’ve heard it said that if you are enjoying an online product for free or nearly free, YOU are the product.

Almost certainly true.

I was at lunch recently with some friends and we paid with cards. One friend asked me if he could have my receipt because he has an app where you take a picture of your receipt and send it to them and after you acquire a zillion or so points, you get a $25.00 Amazon gift card. I explained to him the purpose of that app is to collect information about you but he didn't care.

5 posted on 07/04/2024 10:13:51 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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