This is not DeepSeek's first run-in with regulators in Europe, following run-ins with Italian and Irish authorities.
One of Germany’s data protection watchdogs on Friday said DeepSeek’s app illegally sends user data to China and asked Google
and Apple
to consider blocking the artificial intelligence service.
Berlin’s data protection commissioner Meike Kamp said in a statement that DeepSeek’s transfer of German user data to China is “unlawful.”
There is not a readily available way to get in touch with DeepSeek. CNBC has reached out to DeepSeek’s privacy team.
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