Progress
Current status
under investigation
30 Jan 2025under investigation
28 Jan 2025under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Concerns
Data Governance
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Authority ordered an immediate limitation on processing of data of Italian users by DeepSeek and opened investigation into company's data processing practices
On 30 January 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) ordered an immediate limitation on the processing of data of Italian users by DeepSeek. The order follows the communication from the company regarding the information on the personal da…
- Privacy Guarantor Blocks DeepSeek, Italian Guarantor for the protection of personal data (GPDP) (Official)
Data Protection Authority requested DeepSeek to provide information on its data processing practices and whether it stores collected data on servers located in China
On 28 January 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) launched an investigation into DeepSeek's compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot services. The DPA requested in…
- Data Protection Authority investigation into DeepSeek, Italian Garante (Data Protection Authority) (Official)