Is Temu spying on you? Lawmakers want the FBI to answer that

[KARAH RUCKER]

BEFORE YOU START YOUR ONLINE SHOPPING TODAY… LISTEN UP… 

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE WORRIED TEMU, THE POPULAR SHOPPING APP, IS SPYING ON YOU AND STEALING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE IS DEMANDING THE F-B-I TELL THEM IN A “JOINT BRIEFING” WHAT THE AGENCY IS DOING TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM A COMPANY IT DESCRIBES AS A “CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY-LINKED ENTITY.”

HOUSE MEMBERS SAY THEY’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES CONCERNED.

NOTING, SENATORS, ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND OTHERS HAVE “RAISED THE ALARM” OVER THE PRACTICES OF TEMU AND ITS PARENT COMPANY.

THEY ALSO POINT TO TEMU’S PARENT COMPANY’S SUSPENSION FROM GOOGLE IN 2023– AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE APP “EXPLOITED A ZERO-DAY VULNERABILITY” ALLOWING IT TO “STEAL PERSONAL DATA” FROM MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

SINCE TEMU IS PART OF THE U-S STOCK MARKET– LAWMAKERS SAY IT SHOULD FACE THE SAME REGULATIONS AS ANY OTHER BUSINESS LISTED ON THE NASDAQ.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE F-B-I IS DEFENDING THE “ECONOMIC DATA OF THE U-S” FROM THE C-C-P AND THWARTING ANY ATTEMPTS TO “EXPLOIT DEMOCRACY” AND “FREE-MARKET PRINCIPLES.”

IT’S NOT JUST SPYING TEMU HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF IN THE PAST.

THE CHINESE COMPANY HAS ALSO FACED ALLEGATIONS OF STEALING TRADE SECRETS, USING CHILD LABOR AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.

IT’S NOT YET KNOWN WHEN OR IF THE HEARING WILL HAPPEN– BUT WE’LL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON IT…

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M KARAH RUCKER.