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DeepSeek accused of giving user data to TikTok owner

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission alleged that DeepSeek shared user data with ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok.
DeepSeek was removed from South Korea's app stores on February 15 due to privacy concerns and admitted to neglecting local privacy laws.
The PIPC has advised users to delete DeepSeek from their devices until the investigation is resolved.
DeepSeek's privacy policy states that user data may be shared to comply with legal requests, raising security flags worldwide.

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South Korea Banned DeepSeek Downloads Over Privacy Concerns

Amid the furor over TikTok’s one-day ban in the US and subsequent, though belated, return to the Apple and Google app stores, Western governments in particular have grown just as concerned with what happens to the data fed into DeepSeek, the world’s new AI darling from China. Now South Korea’s government agency, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), has told Yonhap News Agency that they’ve found a link between DeepSeek and ByteD…

3 days ago·New York, United States

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Novinky.cz

DeepSeek faces charges over sharing user data

South Korea's Data Protection Commission (PIPC) has filed charges against Chinese start-up DeepSeek, which is engaged in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). According to an investigation by regulators, the company shared their data with Chinese technology firm ByteDance, known as the parent company of the popular TikTok platform, without informing users.

3 days ago

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The Epoch Times

South Korea Says DeepSeek Shared User Data With TikTok’s Parent Company

South Korea’s data protection regulator on Tuesday alleged that Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek was sharing user data with ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said DeepSeek sent its user data to ByteDance but has yet to determine the type of data transferred, Yonhap News Agency reported. “We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” the regulat…

3 days ago·New York, United States

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Sky News UK

DeepSeek accused of giving user data to TikTok owner

The South Korean data regulator said DeepSeek was communicating with ByteDance and has blocked new downloads of the app in the country.

3 days ago·United Kingdom

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Breitbart

South Korea Blocks China's DeepSeek After Finding It Leaked Data to Tiktok Parent Company

The Chinese Communist government threw a fit on Tuesday after South Korea banned China’s new DeepSeek artificial intelligence.

4 days ago·United States

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China’s DeepSeek Disappears From South Korea’s App Stores

DeepSeek is no longer available in South Korean app stores due to concerns over the Chinese AI startup’s handling of user data, Andrew Nusca reported for Fortune’s Data Sheet. South Korean government agencies have now blocked access to DeepSeek over privacy concerns. This week South Korean authorities announced that DeepSeek had been removed while officials “thoroughly examine” its data handling practices to ensure compliance with local laws. Th…

2 days ago

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