GDPR violations prompt Germany to push Google and Apple to ban DeepSeek AI
Security Affairs
JULY 1, 2025
Germany asked Google and Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from their app stores, citing GDPR violations over unlawful data collection and transfers to China. The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI app from their app stores due to GDPR violations. On May 6, 2025, Berlin’s Data Protection Commissioner asked the company to remove its apps from German stores, stop illegal data transfers to China, or meet legal transfer requirements.
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