Temu, not as safe as you think it is?

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OK, it would be very hard not to notice all of the ads for Temu. They are here in mylot, they are everywhere online. People are talking about their bargains...but are they really bargains? I am one to always do a bit of research if I even think about ordering anything at all from an unknown company. So I have done some searching, and I am thinking, just no, a big, big NO. For one thing, often these are cheap imitations of something you see in stores. I have known friends who have ordered items that were beyond cheap, but they only lasted a week or two--jewelry, trinkets, kitchen gadgets, toys, etc. One friend bought 2 bathmats. They did not survive one wash--even though the tags said they were machine washable. My friend was upset because she literally had to clean out her washer and pick up all the little pieces of the rug that had fallen apart in her washer. Another friend ordered a vegetable peeler, you know, the kind we all have in our kitchen drawer. The handle broke off the first time she used it...I could go on and on. Yes, I do know some people who were pleased with what they ordered, although they seem to think the quality isn't there. This is a company that operates to the US via an ''office'' in Boston. It is a legit company, but if you research, you will find out some strange things... Via USA Today~ Temu isn’t unique in all the info it wants to capture from your phone, of course. Most apps out there want as much as you’ll give up. But considering its ties to Communist China, the permissions seem even more frightening to me. Temu collects, among other things: • The info you provide, such as your name, address, and phone number. • Details you enter, such as your birthday, photo, and social media profiles. • Your phone or computer’s operating system and version, your IP address, GPS location (if you allowed it), and browsing data. So in other words, you are handing all of your personal info to them? It appears to be so. Maybe you don't care, that's fine. I do care, I am not going to pass out my info on purpose...the fact that this company no doubt has infiltrated so much information from our nation is frightening. Do you research before you do online ordering, if the company is a fairly new one, or if, like Temu, it seems to good to be true? Read the article, very interesting. There are many of them online.