Over the years, the e-commerce has grown by leaps and bounds and we currently have many stores among which stand out Amazon, Mercado Libre, Shein, Temu, and many more.
It is precisely Temu, an app operated by the Chinese trading company PDD Holdingswho has been a topic of conversation in recent days due to a alleged malware and spy on its users. This is known.
Temu could have malware and spy on users
A few weeks ago, Tim Griffin, Attorney General of Arkansas, The United States has sued this shopping app for allegedly being dangerous malware whose objective is to “spy on users”, as reported by the Malwarebytes Labs website.
At the same time, he accused her of sell user data to make a profit. However, this is not the first time that Chinese apps have been involved in this type of scandal.
In the lawsuit, the prosecutor cited a Grizzly Research investigation conducted in 2023 that revealed the existence of a apparent “hidden code” that affects Temu users by collecting data such as their location, shopping habits and payment information.
Also, according to Tim Griffin’s statement, Ago allegedly violates the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA) by attract customers in a deceptive manner, with offers and tools that extract your information, such as a roulette wheel to win prizes.
Ultimately, the accusations call into question the level of reliability of these applications and also lose thousands of users who consider them as a threat to your private and banking information.
What did the app say about spying?
Through his YouTube channel, content creator 98grados – who has 216 million subscribers – published a video where he claimed that the Chinese company contacted him to clarify what happened with the Arkansas Attorney General.
The rapprochement occurred two weeks after the influencer informed his followers what was happening with Tim Griffin and the lawsuit against Temu.
They explained that in February 2024 they received the MASA certification awarded by the German company Dekra, which guarantees that they are a safe app.
In addition, they highlighted that it is approved by the two most important application stores in the world: App Store and Google Play Store, remembering that Tim Griffin also created them. accused of “failing to comply” with security filters of these mobile stores.
While the app claimed to be reliable for users, and warned that will continue to monitor the investigationsIt is always important to read the “Privacy Notice” and the permissions we grant to apps when we install them on our device.
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2024-08-05 18:01:48
