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Is DeepSeek really sending data to China? Let’s decode
DeepSeek-R1 can collect and store on servers located in China, but there's an easy way to circumvent this.
Soon, the issue snowballed, with OpenAI technical staff member Steven Heidel indirectly suggesting that Americans love to “give away their data” to the Chinese Communist Party to get free stuff. This means everything from account setup information — names, emails, numbers and passwords — to usage data such as text or audio input prompts, uploaded files, feedback and broader chat history goes to the company. With such a range of information on Chinese servers, a myriad of things can be triggered, including profiling individuals and organizations, leakage of sensitive business data, and even cyber surveillance campaigns.
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