The Italian Data Protection Authority blocks DeepSeek
The Italian Data Protection Authority has ordered, as a matter of urgency and with immediate effect, the limitation on processing of Italian users’ data against Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence, the Chinese companies that provide the DeepSeek chatbot service.
DeepSeek is a relational AI software designed to understand and process human conversations, which was recently launched on the global market and downloaded by millions of people in just a few days.
The limitation order – imposed to protect Italian users’ data – follows the companies’ communication received today, whose content was deemed entirely unsatisfactory.
Contrary to what was found by the Authority, the companies declared that they do not operate in Italy and that European legislation does not apply to them.
In addition to ordering the limitation on processing, the Authority also opened an investigation.
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