Temu 与得州达成数据隐私和解并接受商品安全审查
Temu agrees to data privacy curbs to settle US lawsuit
Temu 同意就得州提起的数据隐私指控达成和解，将限制其处理该州消费者个人数据的方式，并把个人数据保存在美国服务器、限制向中国传输。和解还要求 Temu 每年开展独立产品安全检测，发现含危险化学品或材料的商品须下架、终止该卖家及其关联店铺、通知受影响消费者并全额退款。
和解条款要求 Temu 下架含危险材料商品并终止相关卖家及关联店铺，卖家可据此核对在售商品的安全检测要求。
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.
Temu faces several lawsuits from US states concerned that the company unlawfully harvests US user data that could be accessed by the Chinese government. Texas is the first to resolve such claims. It is also the first time the company has agreed to keep personal data on US servers and restrict when it can be sent to China, Texas officials said.
The company agreed to conduct annual independent product safety testing to identify products containing dangerous chemicals and materials. Temu must remove any products found to contain dangerous materials, terminate the seller and its affiliated stores, notify affected Texas consumers and issue full refunds.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement also requires Temu “to implement rigorous new product audits and safety standards to protect consumers from dangerous materials in products, including clothing and children’s items.”
He added it will prevent Temu from collecting and using Americans’ data.
Temu had more than 82.4 million active users in the US as of September 2023, Paxton’s office said.
Temu will pay US$3 million to the state as part of the settlement and Texas said failure to abide by various data security provisions would result in a potential $8 million penalty each year a violation occurs.
Several states sued Temu in the wake of reports alleging Temu and parent company PDD Holdings used invasive mechanisms in their apps.
Temu, which did not admit wrongdoing, said in a statement the company “has come to an agreement to resolve this matter as we continue to focus on serving consumers and supporting businesses across Texas.”
Under the terms of the settlement, Temu agreed to restrict access to US data necessary to fulfill a transaction, such as shipping addresses, to China.
Texas alleged that Temu used code that allows an inappropriate level of access to users’ devices. Temu has denied the allegations.
- Reporting by Jody Godoy and David Shepardson; Editing by Franklin Paul and William Mallard, of Reuters.
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