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C Mc

Lives in United States. Born on January 1, 1970.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the shopping app TEMU ... Radio talk show hostess, Kim Komando, did some digging about TEMU and this is what she found! Seemingly overnight, everyone’s talking ab... View MorePUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the shopping app TEMU ... Radio talk show hostess, Kim Komando, did some digging about TEMU and this is what she found! Seemingly overnight, everyone’s talking about Temu (pronounced “tee-moo”), an online shopping app that boasts deals that seem too good to be true, like $17 wireless earbuds, $1 “gold” necklaces and $23 wedding dresses. Over 50 million Americans have downloaded Temu since it launched state-side in September 2022, after it gained traction with expensive Super Bowl ads promising to let you “shop like a billionaire.” Today, Temu is the most popular shopping app in the U.S. behind Amazon. But most of us don’t know much about the app’s true origins. Reader Daniel Mayer asked an important question, “Is [Temu] something we should be concerned about?” So, I did some digging. And as it turns out, yes, you absolutely should be. Here’s what I found: Where did Temu come from? This isn’t some fly-by-night operation. Temu is based in Boston, Massachusetts, by PDD Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PDD). PDD is headquartered in Shanghai, China. PDD also owns the e-commerce platform Pinduoduo headquartered in — you guessed it — China. So, Temu is a Communist China-based app and site. What you need to know before using Temu First, you’re buying goods directly from manufacturers in China and other parts of the world. That’s why shipping times are often 12 days or longer. The prices are low because the goods are cheap. The pictures of what you see advertised may not be what you actually get. Temu’s BBB rating is 2.21/5. Reviews at TrustPilot are interesting, with 38% 5-star reviews and 41% 1-star reviews. But that’s not the worst of it. Temu is downright dangerous. The app is a clever, pervasive digital stalker. As you shop, Temu monitors your activity on other apps, tracks your notifications and location and changes settings. 🛑 It gets worse. Temu gains full access to all your contacts, calendars and photo albums, plus all your social media accounts, chats and texts. In other words, literally everything on your phone. No shopping app needs this much control, especially one tied to Communist China. If you’re using Temu, delete the app from your phone ASAP. On iPhone, Long-press an app, then tap Remove App > Delete App. Tap Delete to confirm. On Android, touch and hold an app, then tap Remove App > Delete App > Delete. Pro tip: If you downloaded Temu, to be safe from Chinese spies, you really need to do a full factory reset. But wait, there’s more! Temu’s sister app was removed from Google Play because of malware. Do not buy from this company, or use their app! COPY AND PASTED

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John Weber

I have seen these ads through Fakebook. I knew it was good to be true. The problem is that if I actually go to that website on my phone (without downloading their app or even creating an account....just browsing the site), they are probably gathering information that way, too.

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