At the heart of the controversy is DeepSeek’s data collection practices. Users have reported that the app requests extensive permissions that may include access to: Contacts and Communications; ...

Chinese tech under increased scrutiny . South Korea may be the first to formally accuse DeepSeek of illegally sharing users' data with the controversial TikTok owner, but it's not the only country ...

The Czech government has banned the country's public administration from using any of the services of Chinese AI startup ...

German officials report DeepSeek privacy concerns to Apple and Google, demanding app removal over unlawful data transfers to ...

Google and Apple must remove DeepSeek from their app stores, as the AI tool is unlawfully transmitting German users' personal data to China. The Berlin Commissioner ...

South Korea’s data protection watchdog has accused DeepSeek, the Chinese start-up whose artificial intelligence-powered chatbot took the tech scene by storm earlier this year, of transferring ...

The controversial company is subject to Chinese laws, which mandate cooperation with government intelligence agencies and potentially compromise users’ private data, Paxton said, adding that he ...

Apple Inc. and Google’s Android have been warned by a top German privacy regulator that the Chinese AI service DeepSeek, ...

DeepSeek is under investigation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee over concerns it may share U.S. user data with the CCP or train its AI on American models.

The watchdog said that DeepSeek used Beijing Volcano to improve the security and user experience of the DeepSeek AI app. DeepSeek stopped transferring AI prompt data from Korean users on April 10th.