<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Germany requested Google and Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from their app stores due to GDPR violations related to unlawful data collection and transfers to China.</li><li>Berlin's Commissioner for Data Protection cited DeepSeek AI for processing extensive personal data of users, including chats and files, and transferring it to servers in China without adequate data protection measures.</li><li>The Berlin Commissioner used the Digital Services Act to report DeepSeek AI to Apple and Google after the company failed to comply with requests to address GDPR violations. This was done in coordination with state data protection officers and the Federal Network Agency.</li><li>Due to concerns over lack of EU safeguards and adequacy decisions for data transfers to China, DeepSeek AI has faced scrutiny from European authorities for violating GDPR standards, leading to calls for its removal from app stores.</li></ul>

GDPR violations prompt Germany to push Google and Apple to ban DeepSeek AI

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