Texasattorneygeneral Texas AG Sues Temu for Data Harvesting and Spyware Allegations
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against PDD Holdings, Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., operators of the shopping app Temu, for allegedly deceiving consumers and unlawfully harvesting personal data. The lawsuit claims that the app's permissions allow access to sensitive device information, raising concerns about exposure to the Chinese Communist Party.
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2026-02-19
Allegations made that Temu is spyware disguised as a shopping app
2026-02-20
Texas AG files lawsuit against Temu for data harvesting
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