"Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Tuesday that Arizona is the latest state to sue Temu and its parent company PDD Holdings Inc. over allegations that the Chinese online retailer is stealing customers' data. 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."
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against Temu and PDD Holdings alleging the Chinese online retailer steals customer data and misleads consumers about product quality. The complaint claims the app collects a shocking amount of sensitive data without consent, including GPS locations and lists of other apps on users' phones. Prosecutors contend Temu is subject to Chinese laws that could require companies to turn over data and that Temu's code is designed to evade security reviews. Mayes called the data collection an enormous invasion of privacy and a grave violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. The state also alleges intellectual property copying; Temu denied the claims. Other states have filed similar suits, and Mayes urged greater federal intervention.
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