Summary: Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek and initiated an investigation into the companies behind it, citing concerns over user data protection. The authority expressed disappointment over DeepSeek’s inadequate response regarding the collection and storage of personal data. Despite claims that the companies do not operate in Italy, the app has rapidly gained millions of downloads globally.
Affected: DeepSeek and associated companies
Keypoints :
- Italy’s Garante authority has prohibited access to DeepSeek due to data protection concerns.
- DeepSeek was not forthcoming about its data collection practices in response to the authority’s inquiries.
- The app has quickly gained popularity, posing a challenge to established American generative AI technologies.