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Temu accused of secretly harvesting user data in Kentucky AG lawsuit

By Maria Dinzeo ( July 18, 2025, 19:46 GMT | Insight) -- Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued Chinese e-commerce giant Temu, accusing the company of operating a spyware-laden shopping app that secretly harvests user data and sends it to China in violation of state consumer-protection laws. The lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges the app uses complex encryption and code-masking tactics to conceal its invasive behavior, while luring users with cheap goods and flooding the market with counterfeit products from US brands.Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued Chinese e-commerce platform Temu, alleging it engages in deceptive and invasive data-collection practices in violation of the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act....

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