Do you have any worries about DeepSeek? It turns out that Gemini is the largest offender of crimes involving the collection of user data
DeepSeek is not the true threat; rather, Google's covert eavesdropping via Gemini is. Because of its Chinese roots, DeepSeek was initially perceived by many as a privacy threat. Companies and governments outlawed the technology, citing concerns that user information might wind up on Chinese government-controlled servers. Gemini was gathering more personal data than any other AI chatbot, even though everyone was looking in that direction.
Recent studies have shown that Gemini is the best model for gathering personal data, even though DeepSeek is not exactly a "privacy-friendly" model. Google has built its AI-powered Assistant to gather user data on a larger scale than any other chatbot, including your browsing history, precise location, and contact list. Even worse, the majority of users are unaware of it.
Researchers from Surfshark examined data gathered by ten of the most well-known chatbots, including ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity, and, of course, DeepSeek, in order to gauge the scope of the issue. The findings were concerning:
While ChatGPT and DeepSeek only collect 10 or 11 of the 35 possible data types, Gemini collects 22 of them.
Only three chatbots are able to record the user's precise location (the other two are Perplexity and Copilot).
It can retrieve data from your conversations and files on your device because it has access to your contact list, browsing history, and user content.
Disseminates user information to third parties, such as data brokers and possible advertisers.
What it does with the information it gathers is the issue, not just what it gathers. Gemini not only gains knowledge from all of your interactions with it, but it also connects that information to your Google account, providing it with a comprehensive profile of you.
Avoiding particular chatbots due to their origins is insufficient if we genuinely wish to protect our privacy. It is time to insist on greater control and transparency over the information we share, even with businesses we "already know."