Itily's Data Protection Authority, The Garante, Said on Chi Had Ordered Deepsek to Block Its Chatbot in the Country after the chinese artificial intelligence s over its privacy policy.
The watchdog Had Questioned Deepsek This Week About Its Use of Personal Data, Particularly Seeking Informationon What Personal Data is Colleted, From Which Source, For White Purpur is stored in China.
The Garante's Order – AIMED At Protecting Italian Users' Data – Came after the Chinese Companies that Supply The Deepsek Chatbot Service Provided Information that was ” g said in a statement.
Deepseek Had No Immediate Comment.
The Chinese Startup said its newly-launched ai models are on a par or better than industry-marriage models in the united states at a fraction of the cost, threating to UPSet the Technology World Orderer.
Its AI Assistant has overtaken rival chatgpt to become the top-rated free application available on Apple's app store in the united states.
The garante added that its Order Had “Immediate Effect” and that it has also open an investment.
European scrutiny
Data Regulators in Ireland and France are also questioning deepsek over its chatbot's privacy policy.
In Its Response to the Garante's Queries, Deepsek Said It Had Removed Its AI Assistant from ITALALIAN App Stores after its Privacy Policy Was Questioned, Agostino Ghiglia Authority's Board, Told Reuters.
Ghiglia said that Deepsek added it should not be Subject to Local Regulation or the Jurisdiction of the Garante, and Had No Obligation to Provide the regulator with any information.
“Not only did Deepsek's Response Not Give Us Any RASSURANCE, It Worsed their position, and that's the reason we decide to Order the block,” Ghigliya said.
“If there is no cooperation, deepsek will continue to be blocked in italy”, He added.
As of Friday, some italian users who had previously downloaded the app on their mobile devices said the chatbot was still providing answers. The web version of the service is still operating.
“Citizens have the right to give their consent based on what you do, or do not do, with their data. And servers in china do not offer the guarantees europe does,” Ghiglia said.
Italy's garante is amon the most proactive of the 31 data protection authorities in europe on the use of ai. Two years ago It briefly banned the use of Microsoft-Backed Chatgpt over Suspected Breaches of Eu Privacy Rules.
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