FBI says these apps downloaded from smartphone app storefronts let China suck up your personal data

I think this is plausible! These storefronts surely are valuable targets for espionnage.

Unlike the article below, I don't think these apps are limited to typical, popular Chinese apps like Temu, TikTok, Tencent etc. Any popular App could be affected.

"Centralized smartphone app storefronts, like Apple’s App Store for iPhone and the Google Play Store for Android, make apps feel like they all come from the same safe place online, but the developers behind these apps are spread out all over the world. This month, the FBI brought attention to international developers, warning that installing apps built by foreign nations could pose a major threat to user privacy and security. ..."

FBI says these apps let China suck up your personal data (behind paywall)