"Mayes said the app deceives customers about the quality of its low-cost products and collects what she described as a shocking amount of sensitive data without the consent of users, including GPS locations and a list of other apps on users' phones. According to the lawsuit, prosecutors are concerned about Temu being subject to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government, and that its code is designed to evade security reviews."
"It can detect everywhere you go, to a doctor's office, to a public library, to a political event, to your friends' houses, Mayes said during a news conference. So the scope of this invasion of privacy is enormous, and that's why I consider it possibly the gravest violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act that we have ever seen in Arizona."
Arizona filed a lawsuit against Temu and its parent PDD Holdings alleging theft of customers' data and deceptive claims about low-cost product quality. Investigators reported the app collected large amounts of sensitive information without user consent, including GPS locations and lists of other installed apps. Prosecutors raised concerns that Chinese laws could compel Temu to hand over data and that portions of the app's code are designed to evade security reviews. Forensic reviewers identified code components experts recognized as malware or spyware able to exfiltrate data while concealing that activity. Arizona also alleged intellectual property theft from local brands and called for greater federal intervention to protect consumers and businesses.
Read at www.ocregister.com
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