"Attorneys general in several states allege that Temu and its parent company, PDD Holdings, collected sensitive information from users' devices. Court filings state the app can change its behavior after installation and access precise location data, a list of installed apps, and other device details. Cybersecurity experts note that if the allegations are accurate, users who downloaded the app may have had some device-level data exposed."
"In Arizona, Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a complaint alleging that the Temu app can infect users' devices with malware and quietly gathers precise GPS location data, access to cameras and microphones, and lists of other apps installed on a phone, as per Arizona Attorney General's Office. The filing also raises national-security concerns, pointing to Temu's ultimate ownership by a Chinese company that, the complaint notes, may be required under Chinese law to turn over user data."
"So far, Nebraska, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Arizona have all taken Temu to court, with complaints that broadly track each other: claims of hidden data collection, misleading listings, and counterfeit goods. The Nebraska Attorney General says Temu's app recretly installs malware that can grant wide access to a user's phone. Coverage in Bloomberg Law outlines Kentucky's complaint and notes that the states are"
Attorneys general in multiple states allege that Temu and its parent company, PDD Holdings collected sensitive device information and modified app behavior after installation. Court filings state the app can change its code post-installation and access precise GPS location, camera and microphone permissions, lists of installed apps, and other device details. Arizona's complaint alleges malware infection risk and raises national-security concerns tied to Temu's ultimate Chinese ownership and possible data disclosure under Chinese law. Nebraska, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Arizona have filed similar complaints alleging hidden data collection, misleading listings, and counterfeit goods. Temu denies the complaints and plans to seek dismissal.
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