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DeepSeek avoids South Korea ban, but it still sends data to China
DeepSeek AI went viral in January. The iPhone app topped the App Store charts as users wanted to experience the chatbot that challenged the supremacy … The post DeepSeek avoids South Korea ban, but it still sends data to China appeared first on BGR.
DeepSeek AI went viral in January. The iPhone app topped the App Store charts as users wanted to experience the chatbot that challenged the supremacy of ChatGPT. The DeepSeek privacy policy soon became an important topic, which isn't surprising for a new AI product. AI firms routinely want to use data from chats to train their LLMs. OpenAI does it with ChatGPT, too. You should always try to opt out of training when you sign up for any new AI product. If you can't, then reconsider using it.
With DeepSeek AI, there was a different concern. DeepSeek is a Chinese company, so all the prompt data from its DeepSeek AI models is sent to China. All other user data is sent to China as well, just like TikTok.
This is enough of a worry for Western countries to consider banning DeepSeek. The US is reportedly considering a nationwide ban on DeepSeek, with the AI tool already having been prohibited on some government devices.
But a ban might not be necessary, considering what just happened in South Korea. The country actually banned the DeepSeek mobile apps a few months ago, starting a privacy-centric investigation of the AI app. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) concluded its investigation last week, finding that DeepSeek has been sending data to China and US companies without obtaining user consent. But the country still chose to allow the DeepSeek apps in its local app stores.
As a result, DeepSeek is now available on iPhone and Android in South Korea. The company updated its privacy policy with language that is specific to South Korea, and it will publish a privacy policy in Korean. While DeepSeek will have to obtain authorization from South Korean users to transfer data to China, it will still send that data to its home country rather than setting up servers in South Korea.
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