Hm.. this is concerning, thanks, I just looked into that. Also found an article in usatoday about this, it claims the following:Toolslinger wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 12:54 pm
FWIW... I have read some pretty troubling things about Temu's app/interface. It aggressively looks to grant itself access to data it has absolutly no need or right to. While I love a good bargin, I'm not willing to go that far.
"Temu collects, among other things:
• The info you provide, such as your name, address, and phone number.
• Details you enter, such as your birthday, photo, and social media profiles.
• Your phone or computer’s operating system and version, your IP address, GPS location (if you allowed it), and browsing data."
Elsewhere on twitter some people say that the temu app bypasses your phone security and your firewall and it sends this info to China.
OK guys, if you're worried about being tracked in China, obviously do not install this app. Though the same thing will apply to a lot of apps you install on your phone.
Now here's my 2c about this issues, since it was brought up. My day job has been stuff with computers for many years, and cyber security is something that's not unfamiliar. For an app to bypass, for instance, the iPhone security access, it's very very unlikely; Apple would not be happy about that, and I'm sure they would fix the issue. On my iPhone the temu app does not have access to pretty much anything. It never asked me for my birthday or to gain access to anything concerning such as GPS location. As for my name, address, phone number, I did give it that when I ordered the products, obviously so it gets shipped to me. I paid with Paypal, so they didn't get my credit card. I'm comfortable with that though, and not saying any of you should do the same.
BTW, I don't know what browsers or phones you guys are using, but if you knew how far some of your information gets passed around you would probably stop using a computer or phone altogether. If you do want to do things anonymously on the internet you need to put a lot of effort into it, and you can ask me how to do it. I know it, but don't care much about it, as I can't honestly think of a way it can be used to harm me.
Edit: sorry about the whole temu.com thing, I'm not recommending the site/business to anyone, just wanted to point to the drill bits I got. Looks like the exact same thing is available on amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Kwokker-Concrete ... =256276011