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Complaint about DeepSeek filed with Belgian privacy watchdog
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
The Belgian privacy watchdog received a complaint about DeepSeek, potentially leading to an investigation into its data processing practices across Europe.
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Belgian data protection agency has received a complaint about Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek, a spokesperson for the Belgian privacy watchdog said on Monday, a move that may lead to an investigation.
"We can confirm that we have received a complaint about DeepSeek. However, we cannot provide any comments on complaints that are currently being handled," the spokesperson said.
Separately, the Luxembourg data protection agency CNPD said it has not received any complaints but may together with its peers across Europe examine how users' data is processed by DeepSeek.
"The CNPD is aware of the recent launch of DeepSeek version 3 and the potential risk this service may cause for users in Luxembourg," a spokesperson said.
"The CNPD is therefore exploring possibilities to analyse the processing of personal data at stake, both at national level and at European level with its counterparts represented at the European Data Protection Board," he said.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Jan Harvey)
The Belgian data protection agency has received a complaint about the Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek.
The Luxembourg data protection agency CNPD stated it has not received any complaints but may examine how users' data is processed by DeepSeek.
The CNPD is aware of the potential risks that DeepSeek version 3 may pose for users in Luxembourg and is exploring possibilities to analyze the processing of personal data.
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