Yes, but only very few people do that. Most people download the app and use the online service
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Deepseek probably sells your data to data brokers. I can't help but admire DeepSeek's tactic of undermining through FOSS, though. DeepSeek opened Pandora's box for LLM innovation. If deepseek wasn't there, OpenAi would've kept hoarding GPU's and inflating prices. Yes they still collect your data and don't care about the customer but that's the baseline for tech brother.
Undermining big tech through FOSS*