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===Market Control=== | ===Market Control=== | ||
According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek chatbot market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web | According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek chatbot market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web |date=Feb 2026 |title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0416-0436-09/https://gs.statcounter.com:443/ai-chatbot-market-share |archive-date=15 Apr 2026 |access-date=13 Mar 2026 |website=statcounter.com |publisher=StatCounter}}</ref>. | ||
==Censorship and biases== | ==Censorship and biases== | ||
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===Security breach (Jan. 2025)=== | ===Security breach (Jan. 2025)=== | ||
On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researchers discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation histories. | On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researchers discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation histories. | ||
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/| | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniel |first=Lars |date=2025-02-01 |title=DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1 Million Sensitive Records |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206122059/https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/ |archive-date=6 Feb 2026 |work=Forbes}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/| | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=DeepSeek App Exposes Sensitive User and Device Data Due to Lack of Encryption |url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317214033/https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/ |archive-date=17 Mar 2026 |work=Quorum Cyber}}</ref> | ||
===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)=== | ===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)=== | ||
In 2025, Italy and Germany banned the DeepSeek mobile application from the [[Apple]] App Store and [[Google]] Play Store due to data management and protection not complying with the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www. | In 2025, Italy and Germany banned the DeepSeek mobile application from the [[Apple]] App Store and [[Google]] Play Store due to data management and protection not complying with the [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Montti |first1=Roger |last2= |first2= |date=2025-06-27 |title=DeepSeek App Faces Ban In Germany For Illegal Transfer Of User Data |url=https://www.searchenginejournal.com/deepseek-app-faces-ban-in-germany-for-illegal-transfer-of-user-data/550172/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213165658/https://www.searchenginejournal.com/deepseek-app-faces-ban-in-germany-for-illegal-transfer-of-user-data/550172/ |archive-date=13 Feb 2026 |work=Search Engine Journal}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last1=Booth |first1=Robert |last2=Krupa |first2=Jakub |last3=Giuffrida |first3=Angela |date=2025-01-29 |title=DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260215024119/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use |archive-date=15 Feb 2026 |work=TheGuardian}}</ref> | ||