At the heart of the controversy is DeepSeek’s data collection practices. Users have reported that the app requests extensive permissions that may include access to: Contacts and Communications; ...

DeepSeek may be removed from app stores in Germany over data privacy and compliance concerns, according to sources familiar ...

Due to unauthorised data transfers, Germany is urging Google and Apple to take DeepSeek out of app stores. It is tampering ...

DeepSeek's AI reportedly required far less raw computing power to get started than rivals from larger tech firms. In fact, the company said it only needed about $6 million in computing power to ...

When Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba launched their AI models, Western researchers quickly observed that these ...

The controversial company is subject to Chinese laws, which mandate cooperation with government intelligence agencies and potentially compromise users’ private data, Paxton said, adding that he ...

It’s worth adding that South Korea may be the first country to formally accuse DeepSeek of illegally sharing user data with the controversial TikTok owner. However, it is not the only one with ...

The Korean national spy agency says DeepSeek’s data collection and overseas storage is a huge privacy risk, and its responses are also deeply biased.

Adding another controversy to the pile, it looks like Microsoft is investigating DeepSeek. In just a couple of days, DeepSeek has gone from being a rising star to being a rising security and ...

South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China. “We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” the South Korean data protection ...

News. Cloud Security Org Weighs In on DeepSeek AI Just as Data Leakage Reported. By David Ramel; 02/03/2025; The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has weighed in on the debut of revolutionary and ...

DeepSeek, which has temporarily suspended operations in South Korea amid a growing controversy over its data practices, published its information policy in Chinese and English.