DeepSeek AI App removed in Italy for privacy concerns

Chinese AI Startup Deepsek app has disappeared from Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store in Italy, the app has been removed due to regulatory rules. The decision to suddenly remove the app has been taken after checking Italy’s Data Protection Authority, which has been investigated how Deepseek users collect and process data. Due to problems related to data privacy and security, the AI ​​company has come under investigation which is similar to the same possibilities raised in the USA and Australia.

Data privacy is the reason

Italy’s privacy monitoring organization has given 20 days time to Deepseek and its related companies to make important disclosure about their data process. Officials are demanding a clear type, its sources, methods of its source, methods of use, and whether it is a store on the server in China. Regulatory has also asked how Deepsek registered and unarjigished users give information about data processing, especially in cases where information is obtained through web scrapping.

Privacy related concerns have come to light since the recent growth of Deepsek. The app reached the top of the download chart in several countries after the launch of AI Assistant, who had a direct fighting with the chatgpt of Openai, causing concern among the competitors in the US tech industry. Meanwhile, American officials are assessing the possibility of National Security Risk associated with a large -scale downloaded Chinese AI model and the US Navy has warned of using DeepC. Transparency remains an important issue in data management. The privacy policy of the company states that users data is stored on a secure server in China and can be shared with respective institutions and service provider.

Italy’s ban on Deepsek is nothing new. Let us tell you that in 2023, the country banned Chatgpt for some time due to users data security related concerns. Openai responded to these concerns by implementing several changes in the platform, including more transparency about data processing, opt-out rights for users and ease verification for security of children under 13 years of age. The chatbot was resumed after these changes. As Deepsek is gaining popularity at the global level, its regulatory challenges are increasing.