Deepseek He has broken into the world of artificial intelligence. Since the app of this Low cost. It was launched on the 15th, has caused losses in the stock market of American technology companies, has been placed as the most unloaded app in several markets and has generated the response of both companies in the sector and some governments. Deepseek It is a Chinese companywhich raises a series of concerns in Privacy matter. Countries like Australia and Italy They have prohibited their use by the administration and, in USAMisuri’s republican senator, Josh Hawleyhas presented a bill that could Bring users to prison to use Chinese companies such as Deepseek.
Now, a report by the cybersecurity firm Feroot Security He has revealed that Depseek contains hidden code with the ability to send user data directly to Chinese government companiesas explained Ivan Tarynnycybersecurity expert of said company, A ABC News: ‘We see direct links to servers and companies in China that are under the control of the Chinese government. And this is something we had never seen before ‘.
Tarynny explained that he used artificial intelligence software to find the hidden code in Depseek that allows possible data transfers to CMPASSPORD.comthe official account management portal of China Mobile, a company that belongs and is operated by the Chinese government.
China Mobile has no presence in the United States since 2019. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibited it due to the concern for ‘unauthorized access to the client. Data could create irreparable damage to US national security.‘. It was excluded from the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and added to the list of national security threats in 2022.
Tarynyny’s analysis found that Deepseek’s web tool Create a ‘digital footprint’ for each userwhich has the ability to track its activity not only while using the Deepseek website, but on the entire website.
According to Wired, The data that Deepseek collects from users are framed in three areas: The information that the user shares with the chatbot, which he automatically collects and the one obtained from other sources. This covers from the messages, audios and files that the user introduces to technical aspects such as the device used or the IP address, through others such as the information associated with the Google account with which session is logged in or the patterns to the typing of the user.
It was already known that Depseek stores user data on servers in Chinasomething that the company itself admits in its privacy policy. Chinese companies are bound by law to provide the data that the government of Xi Jinpingbut this goes beyond that concern. According to ABC News, multiple cybersecurity experts have verified feroot security analysis.