Germany's top privacy regulator has informed Apple and Google that the Chinese AI service DeepSeek violates data protection laws by risking user data exposure to Chinese authorities. This follows the service's disregard for earlier compliance requests. The regulator emphasizes that users lack enforceable rights in China, unlike the protections in the EU. As per the EU's Digital Services Act, both tech companies must now assess the situation and proceed accordingly. Instead of imposing a fine on DeepSeek, which would be unenforceable in China, the regulator chose to prioritize compliance action.
The German data protection commissioner warned Apple and Google that the AI service DeepSeek could expose user data to Chinese authorities, constituting illegal content.
DeepSeek's refusal to remove its app or implement data safeguards has led Germany to invoke the EU's Digital Services Act, obligating tech platforms to act.
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