DeepSeek and personal data transfers to China

DeepSeek may disrupt laws on data protection and transfers on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as disrupting US markets.

What matters

UK and EU companies will need to understand how data protection laws work for transfers to China, and how they should control app use by employees.

What matters next

Concerns about DeepSeek may stimulate new rules on transfers based on national security as well as data protection in

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