Friends don't let friends use #TEMU.

"We Believe TEMU is the Most Dangerous App in Wide Circulation"

#CoSoSec #Security

https://grizzlyreports.com/we-believe-pdd-is-a-dying-fraudulent-company-and-its-shopping-app-temu-is-cleverly-hidden-spyware-that-poses-an-urgent-security-threat-to-u-s-national-interests/

@john_b

I saw your post awhile back & warned my husband about #temu. A few days later he installed the app on his iPhone & ordered a couple of things.
Oh, there’s that feeling of dread when you watch the horse gallop away from the barn…
I’m useless in this category, so asking on his behalf: is there anything he should or could do _now_ that he’s read about all the suspicious code in the app?

Anyone?

@ATXJane Other than uninstalling the app to prevent _further_ data collection there's not really anything that can be done for the data that was already scooped up.

In the future, using services like https://www.cloaked.app/ and https://privacy.com/ to generate unique identities and cards for each app/site can help to limit the blast radius of sketchy apps/sites, but I still wouldn't want to have the Temu app installed on my phone.

@john_b @ATXJane

Anyone ordering anything online should be using https://Privacy.com

It's a solid and secure service, and exposing your actual card number anywhere online is a bad idea.

Privacy is McFate- and j35t3r-approved.

@mcfate @john_b @ATXJane

Privacy requires applying for a credit card

@QueenOfEverything @mcfate @ATXJane Negative, Privacy does not provide a line of credit or require a credit application. It gets tied to an existing funding source, either a checking account or a debit card (tied to a checking account).