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Is anyone actually surprised by this?

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[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

No I’m not surprised at all. This is necessary for any kind of auto save and auto complete. Not happy about my shit being stored in China, but “collects every keystroke” isn’t really news anymore.

If you’re worried about this kind of behavior, don’t use any website with auto save or auto complete, period.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

US and the west: .... Spying is not acceptable! .... except if our companies are doing it

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Ok, so they'll ban it under that guise to appease US companys, same as TikTok. I really didn't care about TikTok since it's all brain rot to me but this might actually be a tool I'll use if it's as efficient as they say.

Good thing I can run it locally, I guess.

[–] Simon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Yeah whatever, everyone collects it now. Since it gets stored by a fascist state either way, who gives a fuck?

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (8 children)

DeepSeek's privacy policy raises concerns about a U.S. foreign adversary's ability to access U.S. user data. Users are familiar with the massive amounts of data U.S. tech companies collect, but China's cybersecurity laws make it much easier for the government to demand data from its tech companies. Additionally, DeepSeek users have reported instances of censorship, when it comes to criticizing the Chinese government or asking about Tiananmen Square.

Users have been shown that both governments are untrustworthy so what the fuck are we supposed to do?

Am I supposed to not read this article as panic? I know this is Mashable but the media overall is no longer unbiased and now there’s gonna be more gremlins to watch for in pro-US corpo AI propaganda and media ownership having stakes in AI.

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