DeepSeek faces ban from Apple, Google app stores in Germany
Germany's data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI start-up
DeepSeek from their app stores in the country due to concerns about data protection, following a similar crackdown elsewhere.
Commissioner Meike Kamp said in a statement on Friday that she had made the request because DeepSeek illegally transfers users' personal data to China.
The two US tech giants must now review the request promptly and decide whether to block the app in
Germany , she added, though her office has not set a precise time frame.
DeepSeek did not respond to a request for comment.
Apple and
Google were not immediately available for comment.
According to its own privacy policy, DeepSeek stores numerous pieces of personal data, such as requests to its AI programme or uploaded files, on computers in
China
'DeepSeek has not been able to provide my agency with convincing evidence that German users' data is protected in China to a level equivalent to that in the European Union,' Kamp said.
'Chinese authorities have far-reaching access rights to personal data within the sphere of influence of Chinese companies,' she added.
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