Germany's data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from their app stores in the country due to concerns about data protection, following a similar crackdown elsewhere.

Germany asks Apple, Google to ban Chinese AI app DeepSeek over personal data transfers to China, citing privacy risks. Other EU countries already acted.

The data authority asked Apple and Google to carry out a "timely review" about whether to ban the app or not form their respective app stores. Action in Germany could lead to a European Union-wide ban,