The Luxembourg government will not ban Deepseek
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In a response to parliamentary enquiry No. 1914, Economy Minister Lex Delles, Digitalisation Minister Stéphanie Obertin and Media Minister Elisabeth Margue clarified the government's position on Chinese artificial intelligence Deepseek.
On 3 February 2025, the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) published guidelines warning of potential privacy threats when using Deepseek. In its communication, the CNPD emphasised that this system was not designed to meet European data protection standards and is not GDPR compliant.
Additionally, the Data Protection Commissariat of the Ministry of Digitalisation sent out an instruction to all civil servants on 30 January 2025 advising them not to transfer proprietary information to any unapproved AI systems. This includes Deepseek and other generative AI services not approved by the Luxembourg government.
The main threat of Deepseek, according to CNPD experts, is the lack of transparency in the processing of user data and the possible access of third parties to confidential information. The Luxembourg government has not yet officially banned the use of Deepseek, but urges citizens and companies to exercise maximum caution.
It remains to be seen whether stricter regulatory measures on the use of foreign AI systems will be adopted in the future, but the authorities' current stance highlights the importance of cybersecurity and data protection in the age of digitalisation.
