“We have a very mature intelligence and security apparatus in the United Kingdom.
“It’s a very regular occurrence that new technologies, new products will emerge onto the global economy and I just want to reassure people in Britain … the system that we have will look at this as it does at every other innovation and make sure that safety is there from the onset.”
Kyle did not detail the exact nature of the probe, but Britain’s National Cyber Security Center — a division of the GCHQ surveillance agency — is known to scan for future technological risks.
The development has already sparked enquiries from data regulators in Italy, Ireland and Australia and drawn the attention of the U.S. national security apparatus.
Italy’s data regulator said Tuesday it had sent DeepSeek requests to disclose what personal data it collects, where it comes from, how it’s used, what legal basis it has to process that data under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and whether that data is stored on servers in China.
There are growing concerns amongst German data protection authorities over the app too, with Zeit reporting that authorities are investigating potential regulatory steps — starting with a formal inquiry into the company’s data processing practices.
