Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Temu App of Illegally Accessing Users’ Phone Data

BOSTON (AP) — Temu, a Chinese-owned company, is facing a class-action lawsuit in multiple states over allegations of accessing customer information on their phones. The lawsuit was filed on February 16 by a law firm on behalf of more than a dozen plaintiffs from Massachusetts, California, Illinois, New York, and Virginia. According to the plaintiffs, Temu deliberately loaded its app with malware and spyware and misled customers about how their data is used. A court filing highlighted the complaint, stating that Temu has access to “literally everything” on users’ phones. The online marketplace is also … Read more