German data protection official wants Apple, Google to remove DeepSeek from the country’s app stores

A German Data Protection Officer has reported the Chinese AI app Deepseek to Apple and Google and says that the app from the app to China is transferred illegally.

Meike Kamp, the commissioner of Berlin for data protection and freedom of information, told the companies that Deepseek did not provide “convincing evidence” that the data of users were protected as required by the EU laws.

“The Chinese authorities have far -reaching access rights to personal information on the sphere of influence of Chinese companies,” Kamp saidAdding that the two technology companies must now view the report and decide whether they should remove the app.

Kamp said that her office had asked Deepseek to meet the EU laws for transferring data outside the block or removing his app from the country, but the Chinese company did not do this.

Earlier this year, Italy prohibited the Deepseek from App stores in the country, with reference to similar problems with data protection.

In particular, two important details about Deepseek that emphasizes the supporter of consumer privacy in the EU are that the service is done and works from China. Per privacy policyThis includes the information and data that Deepseek collects and stores, which is also housed in the home country.

Apple and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

This story was corrected to clarify that Berlin’s Data Protection Commissioner reported Deepseek to the companies.