The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Tuesday announced it has opened an investigation into Chinese e-commerce titan Temu for allegedly violating Nigeria’s data protection laws.

NDPC said Temu was suspected of conducting unlawful online surveillance of its customers, handling their data improperly, transferring the data of Nigerian citizens out of the country, and violating data minimization requirements.

Sources in the NDPC explained to the Daily Trust of Nigeria that Temu’s app might gain access to far more user data than the basic information required to purchase and ship products, thus violating Nigerian requirements for apps to…

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