Germany tells Apple, Google to block DeepSeek AI app
In this photo picture, the Deepseek logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and the European Union flag in the background.
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On Friday, one of Germany’s Data Protection Guards said that Deepseek’s application had illegally sent user data to China and asked. Google And Apple Thinking to block Artificial Intelligence Service.
Berlin’s Data Protection Commissioner Meike Camp said that Deepseek’s transfer of German user data to China was “illegal”.
There is no ready way to communicate with Deepseek. CNBC reached Deepseek’s privacy team.
The Chinese company Deepseek made waves when he started a AI model, which he claimed to have been created in a portion of competitors using less advanced NVIDIA chips this year.
The company also has its own global chatbot AI application, which has been downloaded millions of times and won the review.
If some experts go against the German case against Deepseek, the European union may lead to a ban on the Union.
“This event is absolutely possible for the EU to lead to an EU-diameter ban, because the rules applied in Germany are the same in the EU and the UK,” he told CNBC. He said. However, there are a few steps to make it a reality.
What is Germany’s problem with Deepseek?
According to the CNBC translation, “Deepseek could not show convincing that German users’ data were protected at a level equivalent to the European Union in China.” He said. “Chinese authorities have comprehensive access to personal data in the field of Chinese companies.”
The General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union – BLOC’s Huge Data Protection Law – – It is forbidden to send data out of the region unless certain measures exist in arrival countries. These measures should meet the GDPR requirements in Europe.
In short, the Berlin Data Protection Commissioner is concerned that Chinese authorities can access German user data sent to China by Deepseek.
What are the next steps?
On Friday, Berlin Data Watchdog said that he gave information to Apple and Google about Deepseek’s alleged violations and expects US technology giants to do a “timely investigation” on whether they will ban the application from their application stores.
It is not clear whether Google and Apple will fit. CNBC has reached both companies for comment.
Cripps’ Holman, and although it is possible to be forbidden through the EU, he said that Bloc’s regulators should be a consensus that this would be a suitable step.
Holman said that if they removed Apple and Google Deepseek from the application stores, it would effectively mean an EU -diameter prohibition.
“The effects of Deepseek may be quite sharp. Access to the data of German citizens will be restricted. In short, if Apple and Google disable the application, if other national regulators mean the EU, they may expand to the rest of the EU.” He said.
This is not Deepseek’s first round with organizers in Europe. Italian data protection authorities in February He ordered Deepseek to block his application in the country. Meanwhile, in January, Irish officials asked Deepseek information about data processing.
