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https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-korea-deepseek-chinese-company-consent.html
Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek was transferring
personal data to a cloud services platform without users'
consent while it was still available for download, South
Korea's data protection authority said on Thursday.
The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said
the information, which included device, network and user
inputs in AI prompts, was transferred to servers at Beijing
platform Volcano Engine.
DeepSeek's R1 chatbot stunned investors and industry insiders
in January with its ability to match the functions of its
Western competitors at a fraction of the cost.
However, countries including South Korea, Italy and Australia
and some US states have questioned DeepSeek's storage of user
data and have banned or restricted its use.
The PIPC launched an investigation in February and said DeepSeek
would no longer be available for download until a review of its
personal data collection practices was completed.
"Initially, DeepSeek transferred personal data to companies
located in China and the United States without obtaining users'
consent or disclosing this in the privacy policy at the time
the service was launched," commission official Nam Seok
told reporters.
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