South Korea has halted downloads of DeepSeek's AI chatbot as it failed to meet personal data protection standards. The Personal Information Protection Commission announced this decision after the Chinese start-up acknowledged non-compliance. The app remains accessible to current users but has been advised to suspend its service temporarily while it rectifies the issues. This follows similar actions from countries like Australia and Taiwan and amidst ongoing scrutiny in the U.S. Congress. The situation underlines growing global concerns around data privacy in technology.
South Korea has suspended downloads of DeepSeek's AI chatbot due to privacy concerns, following the company's failure to comply with personal data protection rules.
The Personal Information Protection Commission stated that DeepSeek acknowledged its non-compliance and accepted the proposal to temporarily suspend the app's downloads until improvements are made.
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