Chinese AI App Deepseek will not be available to download in south korea pending a review of its handling of user data, Seoul Authorities said Monday.
Deepsek's R1 Chatbot Stunned Investors and Industry Insides with its ability to match the functions of its western competitions at a fraction of the cost.
But a number of counties have questioned Deepsek's storage of user data, which the firm says is collected in “Secure servers located in the people's republic of china”.
Seoul's Personal Information Protection Commission Said Deepsek would no longer be available for download until a review of its personal data collection prades
The chinese ai firm has “Acknowledged that Considerations for Domestic PRIVACY LAWS WERE Somewhat Lacking”, The Data Protection Agency said.
It assessed that brings the app into line with Local Privacy Laws “Would Inevitably Take A Significant Amount of Time”, The Agency Added.
“To prevent further concerns from spreading, the commission recommended that Deepsek Temporaryly Suspend Its Service While Making The Necessary Improvements,” It Said.
Deepseek has “accepted” that proposal, it added.
– 'Use with Caution' –
The app was removed from local app stores on Saturday at 6:00 PM (0900 GMT) and remain unavailable.
The AI Chatbot is Still in Use for that who has alredy downloaded the app.
Seoul's Data Protection Agency said it “Strongly Advised” People to “Use the Service With Caution Until the Final Results Are Announced”.
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That include “Refraining from Entering Personal Information Into The Deepseek Input Field”, it said.
Analyst Youm Heung-Youl Told Afp That The Firm was yet a privacy policy “Specifically tailored” for users in South Korea.
“It has on the other hand disclosed a privacy policy for the eu and certain other counts, stating that it complies with the domestic laws of thats of that nations,” Youm, A DATA SECTY POFESSOR SOOFESSORING University, said.
“Deepseek needs to establish a privacy policy specific to korea,” He said.
Asked about the app's removal, beijing said on monday that it asked chinese firms to operate on “Overseas operations on the basis of strict abidance by local laws and regulations.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun also Urged “Relevant Countries” to “Avoid Taking Measures that overstch the concept of security or politics is the issue”.
This month, a Slew of South Korean Government Ministry and Police said they blocked access to Deepsek on their computers.
Italy has also launched an investment into Deepsek's R1 Model and Blocked It from PROMSISING Italian Users' data.
Australia has banned deepseek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies.
Us lawmakers have also proposed a bill to ban deepseek from
In response to the bans, the chinese government
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