About Temu:
Temu is "purposefully and intentionally" loaded with "a complete arsenal of tools to exfiltrate virtually all the private data on a user's device and perform nearly any malign action upon command trigger from a remote server." This, it alleges, gives the company access to "literally everything on your phone."
Are those prices REALLY worth giving the chinese gov't access to your entire life?
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/is-temu-safe-lawsuit-claims-app-hacks-literally-everything/
Horrifying. I know low/fixed income people who shop Temu almost exclusively
@TG2 just like Pinduoduo.they are owned by the same company
researchers found it wasn’t just tracking device info and activity – malicious code allowed it to bypass cellphone security settings to spy on other apps, read notifications and messages, and even change setting
This app helps me access products!
Media Literacy: "No, WE are the product."
This app wants to help me 'shop like a billionaire!' It's such a wonderful tool!
Media Literacy: "No, billionaires aren't shopping, they're poaching—our information, our attention, and our volition. Maybe WE are the tools."
the lure of cheap looks to be the downfall of civilization.
@TG2 How much does it cost?
It's free. But you have to have the ddg browser app downloaded and turn the service on. There may be a short waiting period. If you delete the app, you'd have to wait again (if there still is a waiting period).
@ExecutiveFunction404 @TG2 Cool. Thank you.
Quite welcome. To turn it on, go into the settings and all their privacy info is on the top. You can get a duck.com email address that forwards to another account (can't send from it, though) and with that, you can get throwaway emails for websites that require sign-ins, but don't want to provide your real email.
App tracking protection doesn't allow another VPN though. So if you're currently running through a VPN, you have to choose which one you prefer or switch.
@ExecutiveFunction404 All good info. Thanks. @TG2
@TG2 this definitely falls into the "If you're not paying for the product, you are the product." territory.
@TG2 Temu paid for all those Super Bowl ads with stolen credit cards 😜
@TG2 are people no longer taught to not respond to ads that ask for personal information? Are we no longer doing that?
This is exactly why I use DuckDuckGo's App Tracking Protection on my phone. It creates an internal VPN and watches for f*cked up stuff like this. Best tool I have found yet, and it's free! It may not catch everything that bypasses security measures, but it'll catch a lot and show you who's looking at you.