What Could Stop Temu's Rise

I take a quick look at how far my order from Temu, which I made at the end of September, has reached. Recently, the Chinese app, in addition to insanely low prices, also provides quite fast delivery - within about 10 working days. So it's no wonder we have at least one friend obsessed with orders from China and the Chinese brand's European warehouses.
at home and more, and more, and more... Can anything stop Temu's rise at all? Yes, if the speculation that the application abuses users' data turns out to be true. Photo: Webcafe.bg In the "Privacy Policies" section, it is noted that Temu collects data such as username, email, address and IP address, but also information about the mobile device model and its operating system. Last but not least, shopping from the Chinese platform is done only by paying in advance with a bank card or PayPal. However, the leader in online security Avast points out that in their assessment Temu is much safer than competing online stores. Avast added in a blog post that the app is taking a number of steps to maintain and improve its security, such as encrypting bank transaction information
Да, в политиките за поверителност е уточнено, че апът споделя информация и с трети страни - продавачи и бизнес партньори, но това е съвсем нормална практика за почти всички онлайн магазини.
Дали обаче Temu продава потребителските данни на китайското правителство - за подобно нещо засега няма категорични доказателства.
Avast succinctly notes that the more we share our information online, the more likely it is that at some point it will fall into the hands of ill-wishers. In Newsweek, the founder and CEO of the information platform State Armor - Michael Lucci - writes that both TikTok and Temu could pose a danger to user data. Lucci states that these aps have close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. According to a class action lawsuit filed against Temu in federal court in the US state of Illinois, the app allegedly comes with spyware that collects even personal photos and videos and transmits them to third parties. "Temu has access to literally everything on your phone and bypasses its security," the lawsuit, which Michael Lucci also cites, also states.
A potential threat to the Chinese app could eventually be a change in consumer behavior. Last December, the British government warned that the cheap goods on the platform could be made by exploiting child labor. Temu's response was not long in coming, and their spokesmen stressed to the BBC that such unfair practices are strictly prohibited for the traders they work with. Nevertheless, both the British and US governments define the risk of child labour exploitation as "extremely high". Therefore, there are already consumers, especially from Generation Z, who deliberately boycott Temu and are not tempted to shop there despite the low prices. On forums like Reddit, they urge everyone to follow suit. However, the above is still not enough to have a massive impact on shopping from the Chinese application