Chinese online retailer Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle Texas lawsuit
Texas said Temu will keep U.S. shopper data on U.S. servers and pay $3 million under a settlement resolving privacy claims.
- On Friday, Chinese retailer Temu agreed to settle data privacy claims with Texas, becoming the first state to resolve such litigation against the company.
- Texas alleged Temu used invasive code to access user devices, while several states filed lawsuits amid concerns the company harvests United States user data; Temu has denied the allegations.
- Under the settlement, Temu will pay $3 million to Texas, with a potential $8 million annual penalty for security violations, serving more than 82.4 million active United States users.
- The agreement restricts Temu from sending Americans' data to China and requires annual product safety testing to identify and remove dangerous materials from its platform.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the deal requires Temu "to implement rigorous new product audits and safety standards to protect consumers," while Temu, which did not admit wrongdoing, said it aims to "resolve this matter.
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The Chinese online retailer Temu agreed to close the privacy-related allegations of data moved by the State of Texas and accepted limitations on how it collects, stores and transfers personal information from local consumers. The company faces various lawsuits in the United States amidst concerns from state authorities that data from American users may be collected inappropriately and eventually accessed by the Chinese government. Texas was the …
Chinese online retailer Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle Texas lawsuit
Chinese online retailer Temu has agreed to settle data privacy claims raised by Texas and will restrict how it handles personal data from shoppers in the state, according to documents made public on Friday.
Chinese online commerce platform Temu has agreed to a settlement over allegations of data privacy violations brought by the US state of Texas, which will require it to limit the way it collects and processes the personal data of its customers from that state.
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