LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KY3/Edited News Release) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued the Chinese e-commerce site Temu.
Griffin accused Temu of violating Arkansas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Arkansas Personal Information Protection Act.
“Temu is not an online marketplace like Amazon or Walmart,” said Attorney General Griffin. “It is a data-theft business that sells goods online as a means to an end. Though it is known as an e-commerce platform, Temu is functionally malware and spyware. It is purposefully designed to gain unrestricted access to a user’s phone operating system. It can override data privacy settings on users’ devices, and it monetizes this unauthorized collection of data.”
He filed the lawsuit in Cleburne County Circuit Court. In 2023, Apple suspended Temu from its digital app store.
“Temu is led by a cadre of former Chinese Communist Party officials, which raises significant security risks to our country and our citizens. For my part, I will aggressively fight Temu’s efforts to profit at the expense of Arkansans’ privacy rights.”
To read a copy of the lawsuit, click here.
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