Germany's Data Protection Watchdog Raises DeepSeek for Data Transfer to China

Germany's Data Protection Watchdog Raises DeepSeek for Data Transfer to China

• Germany's data protection commissioner, Meike Kamp, has accused DeepSeek of illegally sending user data to China.

• DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm, has launched an AI model and a global chatbot AI app, which has been criticized.

• If the German case against DeepSeek continues, it could lead to a European Union-wide ban for the app.

• The German data watchdog has informed Apple and Google of DeepSeek's alleged violations and expects a review of whether to ban the app from their respective app stores.

• If Apple and Google remove DeepSeek from their app stores, this would amount to an EU-wide ban.

• DeepSeek's data access could be curtailed, potentially expanding to the rest of the EU if other national regulators follow suit.