Polish regulator warns DeepSeek users of Chinese data access risks
Poland's data protection authority warned users of the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek that their data may be accessible to the Chinese government, as it is stored on Chinese servers and China lacks EU data protection adequacy status.
What happened
Poland's Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO) issued a warning recommending caution when using the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek.
The service is operated by Chinese companies Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., with user data potentially stored on servers in China.
Reported impact
UODO warned that the Chinese government possesses broad authority to access personal data without guarantee of protection, as China is not a country to which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision.
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