DeepSeek sending data to TikTok parent company: S Korea

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DeepSeek sending data to TikTok parent company: S Korea

China’s artificial intelligence app DeepSeek has sent South Korean user data to ByteDance, the ********-owned parent company of TikTok, Seoul’s authorities say.

It’s the first time a national regulator has confirmed the potential leak of user data from DeepSeek to a third party and comes a day after South Korea banned the use of the app citing security concerns.

The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) confirmed the warnings of some computer security experts, who flagged the possible transfer of personal data by DeepSeek to other entities without users consent.

“We have confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” a PIPC spokesperson told news agency Yonhap.

The spokesman noted the regulator needed to verify what kind of data was transferred to TikTok’s owner and on what scale.

South Korean law requires app operators to obtain explicit consent from users to transfer their data to third parties.

On Monday, South Korea’s data protection regulator announced the suspension of DeepSeek downloads until improvements were made in accordance with the nation’s personal information protection laws.

The move comes after the PIPC issued an official warning about the ******** AI model advising against its use with local government ministries and agencies blocked it.

The warning came after the PIPC sent a query to DeepSeek requesting detailed information about its data collection policy.

The commission said it planned to seek co-operation from ******** authorities on the matter via official diplomatic channels.

Previously, local companies such as South Korean automaker Hyundai had already restricted their employees’ access to DeepSeek, also over possible data leaks.

Several South Korean ministries, including the ministries of finance, foreign affairs, national defence and trade, industry and energy have blocked access to the app.

South Korea’s interior ministry recommended that ministries and the 17 regional governments be cautious about the use of DeepSeek in light of what it considers to be a non-transparent data storage process.

Aside from the ban, South Korean authorities recommended that users who already had DeepSeek installed on their devices or who used it online to be cautious about the invasion of personal information.

DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the AI industry last month with its cost-effective free chatbot due to its rapid progress in rivalling US-based OpenAI’s ChatGPT with far fewer resources.

DeepSeek gained unprecedented popularity in mobile app stores across the globe, dethroning ChatGPT in certain regions, including the US.

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