Temu App: to use, or NOT to use? Just kidding, there's no question here -- don't use it.

A recent analysis of Temu's shopping app determined that it contains malware and spyware. You should not be using it because it's not safe.

Temu is a shopping app owned by a Chinese firm named PDD Holding Inc. You may have noticed it first by its many ads during the 2024 Super Bowl. Temu is an Amazon competitor, and its usage is rapidly growing in the United States. It does this by saturating the market with discount products and spending large amounts of advertising dollars. According to Forbes, the company was the fifth-largest advertiser in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2023.

It’s working — in 2023, Temu was the top downloaded app in the United States, with 103 million downloads (source).

As described below, Temu is a huge privacy and security risk to you, and you should not use it. As reported by Grizzly Research, “Temu is the most dangerous malware/spyware package currently in widespread circulation.”

If you are a Temu user, deactivate your account and delete the app.

If you aren’t a Temu user, don’t become one.

If someone in your family is using Temu, tell them to stop.