Should you be concerned about your privacy while using the Temu app?
如果你是其中一个 123.400万人 watching Super Bowl XVIII this year, you probably recall seeing one of Temu“像亿万富翁一样购物”的广告. Temu paid for three spots during the game 和 two post-game ads, 游戏内置广告成本为1美元 申报2100万美元.
作为一家中国拥有的电子商务折扣店, Temu is competing with the already popular discount store, Shein, which has captured the approval of many American teenagers 和 their parents because of cost savings. 虽然并不总是高质量的, the premise of Shein 和 Temu is that you can snag trendy pieces without breaking the bank. 但便宜是要付出代价的. Shein已经处理了几个关于 强迫劳动指控. 特穆也被指控有类似的行为, 但最近, they’ve come under fire for a different type of concern. 这是一个网络安全问题.
特木现在是目标 几起集体诉讼, one of them claiming that once the Temu app is downloaded, 它几乎可以访问用户手机上的所有内容. This lawsuit alleges that Temu uses malware 和 spyware to collect user data beyond what’s necessary for an online shopping app. Another lawsuit claims that Temu is careless with user data, failing to enable safe usage 和 storage of customers’ sensitive data. 目前，特穆否认了所有指控.
在这一点上, 诉讼正在审理中, 和 allegations are just that – allegations – it’s important to underst和 how to identify 和 mitigate privacy concerns related to any app you download.
Before you download an app from the app store on your phone, do you check the app privacy details?
It’s always a best practice to review the app privacy details in the app description before downloading it. 每次你下载一个应用程序, 你不可避免地要创建一个账户, 因此交出你的名字, 电子邮件, 可能还有电话号码, 但你需要确保应用程序将其限制在这个范围内, 或者至少, 不要超越它. Here’s how to check app privacy details before installing apps on your i电话 和 安卓 设备.
It’s also important to audit all the apps already downloaded on your phone. 无论你是苹果还是安卓用户, you can easily review 和 change access to information in your mobile apps. 你可浏览以下网站了解更多资料:
- Review i电话 instructions for managing information access in apps
- Review 安卓 instructions for managing information access in apps
Recently, I realized my Google app had access to my entire contact list. 我立即打开i电话的设置, 选择联系人选项, 和 then toggled off the Contacts sync with my Google account.
So, 如果你从这篇文章中学到了什么, remember this – be proactive about your app security settings before it’s too late 和 you realize your information is in the wrong h和s.
关于施耐德唐斯网络安全
The bet9游戏平台 网络安全 practice consists of experts offering a comprehensive set of information technology security services, 包括渗透测试, 入侵防御/检测审查, ransomware安全, vulnerability assessments 和 a robust digital forensics 和 incident response team. 此外，我们的 数字取证和事件响应 teams are available 24x7x365 at 1-800-993-8937 if you suspect or are experiencing a network incident of any kind.
想要了解情况? 订阅我们的双周通讯，?关注网络安全, at?wve9e1q.8328777.com/subscribe.
要了解更多信息，请访问我们专门的 网络安全 页面.
