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Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If I wanted garbage I could get it for free from the roadside

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why is Temu so popular then?

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[–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Because people get dopamine from shopping, even if it's garbage. It causes enormous amounts of waste, because most of the crap isn't used much if at all. They just make it look good on the product page.

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

…and it’s cheap.

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