Hours after Italian authorities requested info from DeepSeek about how the corporate handles consumer knowledge, the Chinese AI startup’s app is not accessible in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store.
The app has claimed the highest spot within the obtain charts in a number of international locations, together with within the U.S. the place it’s on the first place of most downloaded apps on each the App Store and Play Store.
A client coalition known as Euroconsumers filed a criticism with the Italian DPA in relation to DeepSeek’s private knowledge dealing with practices. The authorities stated immediately that they wrote to DeepSeek to get the data, with a reply deadline of 20 days.
The key fear is that, in accordance with DeepSeek’s privateness coverage, it shops info in servers positioned in China.
“Where we switch any private info overseas the place you reside, together with for a number of of the needs as set out on this Policy, we’ll accomplish that in accordance with the necessities of relevant knowledge safety legal guidelines,” the coverage reads.
While the Italian DPA was the primary authority to take a proper notice of DeepSeek’s privateness coverage, different watchdogs in Europe have said that every one companies might want to respect the area’s AI and knowledge safety guidelines with out explicitly mentioning DeepSeek.
Apple and Google didn’t instantly touch upon the story.
