{"id":2808,"date":"2025-02-17T03:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2025-02-17T04:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T04:26:32","slug":"south-korea-bans-deepseek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/south-korea-bans-deepseek\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea bans DeepSeek"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state regulator \u201cstrongly advised\u201d users to avoid the Chinese AI service pending \u201cimprovements\u201d under local laws<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>South Korea\u2019s national data protection watchdog has announced a \u201ctemporary\u201d<\/em> suspension of the widely popular DeepSeek AI service in the country until authorities complete their review of the Chinese startup\u2019s data collection practices and implement \u201cimprovements and remedies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On Monday, the Personal Information Protection Commission stated that DeepSeek\u2019s applications had been removed from local app stores and access to its web service was suspended at 6pm on Saturday. The ban will remain in place until the company makes changes to ensure \u201ccompliance\u201d<\/em> with local laws, according<\/a> to Yonhap.<\/p>\n

The app remains available to users who had already downloaded it, but Seoul\u2019s data watchdog \u201cstrongly advised\u201d<\/em> them to \u201cuse the service with caution\u201c<\/em><\/em> until the final results of the probe are announced.<\/p>\n

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US to restrict use of DeepSeek \u2013 WSJ<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In January, the Hangzhou-based company DeepSeek triggered a tech \u2018arms race\u2019 by releasing an open-source version of its reasoning AI model, R1, which it claims was developed at a significantly lower cost while delivering performance comparable to competitors such as OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT.<\/p>\n

Unlike its US rival, which offers advanced features through a subscription model, DeepSeek-R1 is freely accessible. This helped propel it to the top of Apple\u2019s App Store and Google Play rankings, while its web-based service has experienced sporadic outages due to overload.<\/p>\n

DeepSeek also allows users to download its models and run them locally on their own servers for free, reinforcing the open-source community\u2019s belief that AI should be widely accessible. This approach differs from that of Western competitors, which often prioritize proprietary models and restricted access.<\/p>\n

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Pentagon staff still using DeepSeek \u2013 Bloomberg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, when accessed through the company\u2019s website or apps, user data inevitably passes through DeepSeek\u2019s servers in China, raising concerns about data collection practices. Numerous government agencies and businesses in the US and worldwide have moved to limit access to DeepSeek, while Italy<\/a> recently became the first country to impose a nationwide restriction pending an investigation.<\/p>\n

Last month, the South Korean watchdog formally requested that DeepSeek clarify its data collection and management practices. The company was required to appoint a local representative in Seoul and actively cooperate with the commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The state regulator \u201cstrongly advised\u201d users to avoid the Chinese AI service pending \u201cimprovements\u201d under local laws South Korea\u2019s national data protection watchdog has announced a \u201ctemporary\u201d suspension of the widely popular DeepSeek AI service in the country until authorities complete their review of the Chinese startup\u2019s data collection practices and implement \u201cimprovements and remedies.\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2808"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2811,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2808\/revisions\/2811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}