Today’s DeepSeek news: The Italian data protection authority, Garante, has instructed Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store to temporarily remove the DeepSeek app from their stores, preventing users in Italy from downloading the app. Garante expressed concerns about data storage and privacy protection for DeepSeek users and has sent multiple inquiries to the developers for detailed responses within 20 days to verify compliance with the EU’s GDPR privacy laws.
In addition to Italy, Ireland’s data protection agency is also investigating DeepSeek’s data collection practices, along with the United States, to determine the use of data in their artificial intelligence models.
Source: Neowin
TLDR: Italian and Irish data protection agencies are scrutinizing DeepSeek’s data practices, leading to its temporary removal from app stores. Concerns about privacy and GDPR compliance are at the forefront of these investigations.
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