DeepSeek AI Assistant is the #1 app on the App Store. If you’re one of the millions who have downloaded it, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) thanks you!
You see, DeepSeek and other Chinese apps like TikTok are bound by Chinese law to turn over any data the CCP government may request.
What Data Is at Risk?
It’s not just user AI searches on DeepSeek, or the latest dance trends users watch on TikTok, the data collected goes far beyond that.
Here’s just a sample of what TikTok is known to collect:
> Personal Info including name, phone number, email, birth date, and social media connections.
> GPS Location Data
> Biometric Data such as Facial recognition, eye tracking (AR filters), voiceprint recognition, and speech patterns
> Keystroke Logging – If you're using TikTok’s in-app browser, the app can track every keystroke—including passwords, credit card details, and search queries.
The concern with TikTok was never just about the Pikki Pikki or the Toosie Slide—it’s about the potential national security risks of user data being accessed by an adversarial foreign government with a history of surveillance and information control.
A Rare Moment of Bipartisan Agreement
We live in an extremely polarized political world with a do nothing congress, so it is indicative of just how serious the threat of TikTok and other Chinese apps are that a bi-partisan congress (with large majorities on both sides) passed legislation to ban TikTok. That ban was upheld by the Supreme Court.
And now, with DeepSeek AI, millions of users are handing over not just their personal data, but also their most sensitive AI searches.
It’s not just individuals who are embracing DeepSeek AI—American corporations are already integrating it into their workflows.
I get it – Deep Seek is free, open source, and whiz bang wow. Even its small model is better than ChatGPT 4o. But at what cost?
“But U.S. Companies Also Collect Our Data…”
You might be thinking: Facebook, Instagram, X, and Google, etc also collect massive amounts of data and while their collection is also bad and a privacy risk, there is a difference.
U.S. companies misuse data for advertising and profit, while the CCP has far broader motives—including national security, surveillance, and geopolitical influence.
There is still legal recourse against U.S. companies—we can sue, regulate, and demand transparency. But no one—not even Chinese citizens themselves—has control over what the CCP does with this data.
Final Thought: What Will You Do?
Have you downloaded DeepSeek AI? Is your company planning to integrate DeepSeek AI in its business? Are you comfortable with the risks?
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