The South Korean government’s data protection authority announced on Monday ( Feb 17 ) that new downloads of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek had been suspended in the nation after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the organization’s guidelines for protecting personal data.
According to a press release, the Personal Information Protection Commission ( PIPC ) announced that the app’s service will resume once improvements are made in accordance with the country’s privacy law.
The organization claimed that the calculate, which went into effect on Saturday, will stop innovative software downloads while maintaining access to DeepSeek’s website.
The Chinese start-up hired legal associates to represent itself in South Korea last year, and the PIPC noted that the company had acknowledged that it had largely ignored South Korea’s data protection laws.
Italy’s data security jurisdiction, the Garante, said last month it had ordered DeepSeek to prevent its robot in the country after failing to address the firm’s concerns over its privacy legislation.
A request for comment was not instantly responded to by DeepSeek.
A representative from the Chinese authorities stated at a briefing on February 6 that it gave the country great importance to data privacy and security and that it was protected in accordance with the law when asked about earlier actions by South Korean government departments to stop DeepSeek.
Beijing may not ask any business or individual to gather or store data in violation of laws, according to the spokesperson.