South Korea’s Data Protection Authority on Monday Said New Downloads of the Chinese Ai App Deepseek Had Been Suspended In the Country After Deeepsek Accnoving Failing S rules on Protecting Personal Data.
The service of the app will be resumed On Made in Accordance with the Country’s Privacy Law, The Personal Information Protection Commission (Pipc) Said in a Meedia Briefing.
The measure that came into force on saturday aims to block new downloads of the app, the agency said, thought Deepseek’s Web service remains accessible in the country.
The Chinese Startup Appointed Legal Representatives Last Week in South Korea and Had Acknowledded Partialy Neglecting Considerations of the Country’s Data Protection Law, The Pipc SAID.
Italy’s data protection authority, the garante, said last month it had ordered Deepsek to Block its chatbot in the Country after Failing to Address the Regulator’s POLCYS POLICY POLICY.
Deepsek did not immomediatly respond to a request for comment.
When asked about earlier moves by south korean government departments to block deepsek, a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told a briefing on februry 6 E to data privacy and security and protected it in accordance with the law.
The spoakesperson also said beijing would never ask any company or individual to collect or store data in breach of laws.
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