South Korea’s knowledge safety authority stated on Thursday that Chinese language synthetic intelligence startup DeepSeek transferred person info and prompts with out permission when the service was nonetheless out there for obtain within the nation’s app market.
DeepSeek didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The Private Data Safety Fee stated in an announcement that Hangzhou DeepSeek Synthetic Intelligence Co Ltd didn’t get hold of person consent whereas transferring private info to a lot of firms in China and america on the time of its South Korean launch in January.
In February, South Korea’s knowledge company suspended new downloads of the DeepSeek app within the nation after it stated DeepSeek acknowledged failing to consider a few of the company’s guidelines on defending private knowledge.
The information safety company stated on Thursday that DeepSeek additionally despatched content material in AI prompts entered by customers to Beijing Volcano Engine Know-how Co. Ltd. together with gadget, community and app info.
DeepSeek later instructed the company that the choice to ship info to Volcano Engine was to enhance person expertise and that it had blocked the switch of AI immediate content material from April 10, the assertion stated.
The company stated it has determined to problem a corrective suggestion for DeepSeek to right away take away AI immediate content material transferred to Volcano Engine and set up a authorized foundation for transferring private info overseas. Referring to South Korea’s announcement, China’s International Ministry stated on Thursday that the Chinese language authorities has not and can by no means ask firms to gather and retailer knowledge illegally.
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