🛑italia blocks DeepSeek 🛑
Italian agency blocks access to DeepSeek in the country due to lack of information on data use
The data protection authority said that the measure, effective immediately, was determined after receiving information considered "totally insufficient" about the Chinese chatbot.
The Italian data protection authority ordered the blocking of the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek in the country on Thursday (30), alleging a lack of information about the use of users' personal data. The decision is effective immediately.
The Italian agency, called Garante, said that the measure was determined after receiving information considered "totally insufficient" about the chatbot and reported that it had started an investigation.
The data protection authority had already requested information from DeepSeek regarding the use of data last Tuesday, according to the Reuters news agency.
At the time, the agency questioned what personal data is collected, from which sources, for what purposes, on what legal basis and whether it is stored in China.
On Wednesday, the app was blocked from accessing the Apple and Google app stores in Italy, with messages stating that the platform was not available in the country, according to Reuters.
