Ed Husic, Australia's science minister, is the first Western official to express concerns regarding the privacy implications of the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek, which has surged in popularity. The app has been downloaded over 3 million times, raising alarms similar to past worries over companies like Huawei and TikTok regarding state ties and potential data harvesting. Husic emphasizes the need for careful consideration of data management issues. Meanwhile, Donald Trump describes DeepSeek as a "wake up call" but doesn't frame it as a national security threat, suggesting it could have consumer benefits.
According to DeepSeek's own privacy policy, it collects large amounts of personal information collected from users, which is then stored "in secure servers" in China.
I would be very careful about that. These type of issues need to be weighed up carefully," Husic told ABC News, indicating specific concerns about data management.
Donald Trump has said DeepSeek is a "wake up call" for the US but emphasized it could be beneficial if it reduced costs for consumers.
DeepSeek has rocketed to the top of app stores in the UK and US, with market analysts reporting 3 million downloads since launch, illustrating its rapid uptake.
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