About 2,000 DeepSeek chat conversations shared via public links have appeared in Google search results, exposing user data beyond intended recipients. These conversations date from 2026, with most concentrated in April, and cover various languages including Russian at 31% and English at 20%.
How DeepSeek Chats Became Publicly Discoverable
DeepSeek allows users to generate public links for parts of their conversations to share easily with others. While the platform warns that "anyone with the link" can view the chats, it does not clearly inform users that search engines may index these pages. As a result, Google has crawled and made searchable thousands of chats under the chat.deepseek.com/share/ directory.
David Konitzny, an information security expert, found these chats by searching site-specific queries. Google limits visible results initially but expands to reveal many more conversations. Once indexed, these chats become accessible to anyone using relevant search terms, not just the users who received the shared links.
Implications and How Users Can Remove Shared Links
Indexed conversations include sensitive content such as commercial code snippets, work assignments, personal messages, and financial discussions. Many users likely did not anticipate that sharing a link meant their chats could appear in public search results, effectively broadening exposure significantly.
Deleting a shared link on DeepSeek does not instantly remove it from Google’s index due to search engine caching and update cycles, prolonging exposure risks. Users wanting to remove shared conversations must go to DeepSeek’s Settings, then Data, followed by Shared Links, and manage or delete any public URLs. Careful review of shared content is necessary to mitigate ongoing visibility risks.
This material is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as financial advice.
