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.
DeepSeek is a generative AI app, similar to ChatGPT, which launched in January 2025 and practically immediately went to the top of the US App Store charts. That was despite the DeepSeek Chinese AI startup company being found to have a major security lapse.
“[DeepSeek is] not equipped or willing to provide basic security protections of your data and identity,” said Andrew Hoog, co-founder of security firm NowSecure told Ars Techica in a statement. “There are fundamental security practices that are not being observed, either intentionally or unintentionally. In the end, it puts your and your company’s data and identity at risk.”
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