State of Arkansas Continues Legal Battle Against Chinese-Owned Temu

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The State of Arkansas is continuing its legal battle against Chinese company Temu for allegedly deceiving Arkansans and illegally accessing their personal data.

Temu is marketed as an online shopping platform similar to Amazon or Walmart.com. In 2023, Temu was reported to be the most widely downloaded app in the U.S., and its multibillion-dollar marketing campaign — which included a Super Bowl ad in 2024 — has contributed to its success.

But as a Chinese-based tech company, security and privacy experts have raised concerns about Temu. The A.G.’s team first filed its lawsuit against Temu in state court last year. Since then, Temu’s attorneys have fought to have the case thrown out.

In August, the Arkansas Attorney General filed an amended complaint opposing Temu’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The filing argues Temu’s app secretly harvests Arkansans’ private information—including precise location, installed apps, online accounts, microphones, and cameras—and funnels it to servers subject to Chinese laws.

The A.G.’s team has also alleged that the Temu app is able to bypass phone security systems, potentially granting Temu access to a user’s private messages.

The A.G. maintains that all of this is unconscionable under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which carries a penalty of $10,000 per violation.

Attorneys for Temu are expected to file a response to the A.G. in court by September 22.

It’s worth pointing out the A.G.’s allegations against Temu are very similar to points the A.G.’s office has made in its lawsuits against TikTok — another widely popular internet platform owned by a Chinese company.

Family Council is not aware of any attorney general in America who is doing more to hold tech companies accountable than Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin.

Bad actors like the Chinese Communist Party must not be allowed to secretly harvest Americans’ private data.

We appreciate Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin taking this issue so seriously in court.

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University of Tennessee Ends Agreement with China After Prompting from Congress

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News outlets report the University of Tennessee has ended an agreement with the China Scholarship Council. The council works with China’s Ministry of Education to support scholarships for Chinese students in America.

The school’s decision comes after a congressional committee recently sent letters urging it and six other universities in America to cut ties with the Chinese organization.

The congressional committee alleges the China Scholarship Council is “a CCP-managed technology transfer effort that exploits U.S. institutions and directly supports China’s military and scientific growth.” The committee also points out the council has come under fire “due to concerns over academic freedom, surveillance of students, ideological control, and potential espionage.”

For years, pundits and elected officials have expressed concerns about the Chinese Communist Party conducting espionage and stealing intellectual property through higher education programs in the U.S.

In July of 2020, FBI Director Christopher Wray gave a report on the threat China poses, saying, “If you are an American adult, it is more likely than not that China has stolen your personal data.”

In 2021 the U.S. Senate passed a measure intended to clamp down on Chinese propaganda on America’s college campuses.

In 2021 the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 1020 by Sen. Mark Johnson and Rep. Mary Bentley prohibiting schools in Arkansas from hosting any entity affiliated with the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or China’s People’s Liberation Army. The law helps keep organizations associated with the Chinese Communist Party away from Arkansas’ college campuses.

You Can Read Act 1020 of 2021 Here.

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China Uncertainty Leads to New Christian Crackdown, ‘Face Recognition Cameras’ in Churches

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CBN reports that Christians in China face a new wave of persecution from the Chinese Communist Party.

The government is arresting pastors simply for collecting tithes and offerings, and foreign missionary activities are now restricted. However, despite the latest crackdown by Supreme Leader Xi Jinping, Christianity continues to spread throughout the country. China is experiencing social unrest due to a slowing economy, thanks in part to increased tariffs on exports to the U.S.

The CCP reportedly is requiring churches to ensure their doctrine is consistent with Communist principles.

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