According to NowSecure’s findings, DeepSeek’s iOS app is transmitting sensitive data over unencrypted channels. This practice leaves user data vulnerable to anyone capable of monitoring the network traffic,

A little over two weeks ago, a largely unknown China-based company named DeepSeek stunned the AI world with the release of an open source AI chatbot that had simulated reasoning capabilities that were largely on par with those from market leader OpenAI.

DeepSeek AI app for iPhone and Android has been caught sending unencrypted data to servers in China. You'd best avoid the mobile apps.