SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s recordsdata protection authority talked about Monday that new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeekhad been suspended within the nation after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to rob into memoir some of the company’s rules on defending inside most recordsdata.
The service of the app would possibly be resumed once improvements are made fixed with the nation’s privacy law, the Deepest Data Protection Commission (PIPC) talked about in a media briefing.
The measure that came into force on Saturday goals to block new downloads of the app, the company talked about, although DeepSeek’s web service remains accessible within the nation.
The Chinese startup appointed exact representatives closing week in South Korea and had acknowledged partially neglecting concerns of the nation’s recordsdata protection law, the PIPC talked about.
Italy’s recordsdata protection authority, the Garante, talked about closing month it had ordered DeepSeek to block its chatbot within the nation after failing to tackle the regulator’s concerns over its privacy coverage.
DeepSeek did one plan or the opposite acknowledge to a inquire of for comment.
When asked about earlier strikes by South Korean authorities departments to block DeepSeek, a Chinese international ministry spokesperson told a briefing on Feb. 6 that the Chinese authorities linked colossal significance to recordsdata privacy and security and protected it fixed with the law.
The spokesperson moreover talked about Beijing would by no manner inquire of any company or person to obtain or retailer recordsdata in breach of regulations.
