Arkansas sues Temu over alleged privacy violations [Video]

The state of Arkansas is suing the online shopping platform Temu, claiming it has violated state law.Temu is a Chinese-owned e-commerce company that specializes in low-cost and discount goods. More than 100,000 merchants based in China sell goods on Temu, Marketplace Pulse estimates.Temu’s apps are designed to gain access to a user’s mobile devices and override their privacy settings, Tim Griffin, Arkansas attorney general, wrote in a news release.The lawsuit was filed in Cleburne Circuit Court and claims Temu violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Arkansas Personal Information Act.”Temu is not an online marketplace like Amazon or Walmart,” Griffin wrote. “It is a data-theft business that sells goods online as a means to an end.”In June 2023, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released a report that criticized Temu, saying there is an “extremely high risk that Temu’s supply chains are contaminated with …