About Chinese AI chatThe DeepSeek bot has been getting a lot of attention in recent days, but not only in a positive light. After reports emerged in recent days about the harsh censorship of topics that are sensitive to China, or that the startup behind DeepSeek stole technology OpenAI, now comes another negative news. Specifically, due to privacy concerns, the European Union and the US have begun investigating this startup.
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It is not surprising that DeepSeek is the main concern because it is owned by a Chinese company that may have ties to the local government. Many experts, as well as ordinary users, are therefore wondering how the data is collected and how it is further processed. For example, the Italian privacy protection authority sent the startup 20 questions specifically about the handling of user privacy, saying that it is now waiting for its response. If the startup wants DeepSeek to continue operating in Italy, it must answer all the questions asked to the authority, and of course in a way that does not raise doubts about privacy protection. Moreover, the Italians are “not happy” with the whole matter and have decided to ask Apple about removing the application from Italian App Store, which has already happened.
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The Italians are not the only country that does not want to wait for the EU to act, but is also acting on its own. According to Reuters, the creators of DeepSeek have already been approached by the Irish government, which is also expected to ask about the protection of user privacy and a number of other details. But ifonec the European Union finds that DeepSeek violates the GDPR, it will chatThe bot will probably be withdrawn without mercy from its entire territory, regardless of any other investigations by member states.
