DeepSeek AI app removed from Italian App stores amid data privacy investigation

The Chinese artificial intelligence app, DeepSeek, has been temporarily removed from the Apple and Google app stores in Italy, following a request from the country’s data protection authority for more information regarding its handling of personal data. The app’s removal, which occurred on Wednesday, came just a day after the Italian regulator, the Garante, raised concerns about potential breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).