DeepSeek Faces Scrutiny Over Security and Privacy Risks

The Chinese AI app, popular in global app stores, is under fire for data storage practices, potential misuse, and ties to China's surveillance laws.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI application, has gained significant popularity but is raising concerns among cybersecurity experts and regulators over its data collection practices.
The app stores extensive user input data, including keystroke patterns, which could be used for user profiling and identification, raising privacy alarms.
Investigations by cybersecurity firms revealed the app’s vulnerabilities to manipulation, enabling it to generate malicious code, including keylogger scripts, with minimal effort.
Under Chinese law, DeepSeek is required to store all data within China, potentially exposing it to government access under the country's intelligence laws.
European regulators, including those in Germany and Italy, are initiating reviews and restrictions on DeepSeek's operations, citing violations of data protection laws.