Germany asks Apple, Google to ban Chinese AI app DeepSeek over personal data transfers to China, citing privacy risks. Other EU countries already acted.

Germany's data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from their app stores in the country due to concerns about data protection, following a similar crackdown elsewhere.

This is not DeepSeek's first run-in with regulators in Europe, following run-ins with Italian and Irish authorities.