📋 What ONLINE Shoppers Need to Know about Temu vs. Shein (AARP Article)
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Both low-cost retailers ship from China, but there are differences.
By Beth Braverman, AARP. Published March 08, 2024.
Is it safe to shop at these companies?
Both sites claim to follow security best practices with customer information at checkout. But the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has raised concerns about data risks associated with the sites.
If you’re worried but still want to shop with them, one way to protect yourself is to opt not to save your financial information on the site and to use a disposable virtual credit card to pay for your purchase. Available through most credit card issuers, disposable virtual cards are single-use numbers that are different from the ones on your credit card.
https://www.aarp.org/money/budgeting-saving/info-2024/temu-vs-shein.html