Different topic but isn't it weird that they have to talk to Apple and Google for an App to be blocked... Wouldn't the first step be to prohibit DeepSeek business in Germany directly. Maybe they did though and it probably is easier this way regardless.
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Turn a blind eye to US companies like ChatGPT and ban DeepSeek, okay..? At least you can download the entire DeepSeek model.
It „makes sense“ in that US troops are still stationed in Europe to (hopefully) help defend western Democracy. Meanwhile China is actively helping Russia attacking it. But judging by where things are headed with Trump, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc. could be next on the ban list.
At least you can download the entire DeepSeek model.
That doesn't say anything about the input being stored/processed. Germany being more trustworthy of US companies compared to a Chinese one isn't very strange. Not saying US companies should be trusted.
Not a completely blind eye I would say. I think Germany also threatened ChatGPT to be blocked when it was new. But they do probably have a bias towards China nevertheless.
In addition to Italy and Ireland as mentioned in the article, regulators in several countries have been increasing scrutiny of Deepseek.
The Netherlands banned the country's civil servants from using Deepseek, citing policy regarding countries with an offensive cyber program. At the end of January this year the Dutch government urged Dutch users to exercise caution with the company's software over DeepSeek's data collection practices.
In early February, Australia banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that it posed security risks.
At the same time, India's finance ministry asked its employees to avoid using AI tools including ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed to confidentiality of government documents and data.
Taiwan banned government departments from using DeepSeek also in February labeling it as a security risk, censorship, and the risk of data ending up in China.
South Korea, the U.S., increased pressure for similar reasons, and this list may not be complete.