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German Official Accuses DeepSeek of Illegal Data Transfer

6/27/2025

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German data protection official Meike Kamp has raised serious allegations against Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, claiming it unlawfully transfers user data to China, breaching EU privacy laws. With mounting concerns over user safety, she has called on Apple and Google to pull the app from their stores. DeepSeek's failure to demonstrate data protection has already led to its ban in Italy.

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German data protection official Meike Kamp has raised serious allegations against Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, claiming it unlawfully transfers user data to China, breaching EU privacy laws. With mounting concerns over user safety, she has called on Apple and Google to pull the app from their stores. DeepSeek's failure to demonstrate data protection has already led to its ban in Italy.