Temu Battles TikTok-Like Backlash Over Data
When China-owned bargain site Temu last week entered into a data-storage deal with Oracle ORCL -1.38%decrease; red down pointing triangle, the move echoed TikTok's travails in trying to address U.S. data-privacy concerns.
Temu, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings PDD -0.25%decrease; red down pointing triangle, has in the last several years gained huge popularity among U.S. consumers with its ultracheap wares shipped from China. But it has also landed in the crosshairs of lawmakers who claim it inadequately protects U.S. consumers' data.
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