#WalletCnnect @WalletConnect $WCT Apple and Google receive Deepseek data risk warning from German regulators

A German privacy regulator has cautioned Apple and Google over the availability of the Chinese AI tool Deepseek on their app stores, citing concerns that the platform may be sharing user data with the Chinese government.

Berlin asked Deepseek to withdraw its app from German app stores in May or introduce adequate data safeguards to protect local users’ data.

Europe’s privacy watchdog had also previously raised concerns about the Chinese platform, warning that the chatbot could face further enforcement actions.

Deepseek has been in European countries for months

In early February, privacy regulators across Europe deliberated on Deepseek’s data security risks, shortly after Italy barred the chatbot over its opacity on how it handles user data. France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg also raised alarms over the app’s data collection practices.

The meeting concluded with countries warning that further action could be taken against the platform, and this Friday, Germany put pressure on Apple and Google to remove the app from their stores. This comes after Deepseek did not comply with the German government’s request to remove the platform from app stores.

On Friday, Berlin data protection commissioner Meike Kamp commented, “Chinese authorities have far-reaching rights to access personal data. DeepSeek users don’t have enforceable rights and effective legal remedies available to them in China, like they’r