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Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Amazon is usually OK if you buy things that are sold by Amazon or sold by the manufacturer (if it's a well-known brand). The third-party sellers on Amazon based in China are almost always reselling stuff from Aliexpress/Alibaba with a significant markup.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Half of them aren't in China though. It's dropshippers, so you still get your cheap death traps, but you get them in a few days, Amazon get their enormous cut, and they get to take no responsibility when it burns your house down.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    That's why I said "sold by Amazon". The drop shippers are all third-parties. Instead of the item saying "Sold by Amazon", it'll say something like "Sold by [some third party] and fulfilled by Amazon".

    Stuff sold by Amazon themselves is generally okay, since they're directly responsible for it (no third party they can blame for any issues).

    I try to avoid Amazon where possible though. B&H is pretty good for electronics, and I know I'm not going to get cheap Chinese knockoffs when I search their online store.

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