DeepSeek mobile apps send your sensitive data to China

DeepSeek’s iOS App Raises Major Security Concerns With Its Unencrypted Data Transmission
DeepSeek iOS app transmits unencrypted data, raising security concerns, with multiple nations banning it over risks.
DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
A little over two weeks ago, a largely unknown China-based company named DeepSeek stunned the AI world with the release of an open source AI chatbot that had simulated reasoning capabilities that were largely on par with those from market leader OpenAI.
DeepSeek mobile apps send your sensitive data to China with no encryption
DeepSeek AI app for iPhone and Android has been caught sending unencrypted data to servers in China. You'd best avoid the mobile apps.
DeepSeek's iOS app sends unencrypted data to Chinese servers
Chart-topping AI iPhone app DeepSeek has been found to be sending data to Chinese-owned services, as well as collecting extensive user data that is held and sent unencrypted.
Multiple security flaws found in DeepSeek iOS app, including sending unencrypted data
The DeepSeek iOS app globally disables App Transport Security (ATS) which is an iOS platform level protection that prevents sensitive data from being sent over unencrypted channels. Since this protection is disabled, the app can ( and does) send unencrypted data over the internet.
Texas becomes first state to ban DeepSeek, Rednote on government devices after fury over China-backed apps
Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps,” Gov. Abbott said in a statement.
House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices
Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices
A new bill would ban DeepSeek from government devices because hidden code reveals the AI app could send data to a Chinese telecom: ‘This should be a no-brainer’
DeepSeek had a sudden rise to popularity after it launched a powerful AI model that it said had been trained extremely cheaply.
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