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S. Korea to send inquiry to China's DeepSeek over data privacy concerns


SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's data protection authority plans to send an i...

A commission official said the move comes in response to the rapid rise in South Korean users of DeepSeek and the increasing concerns over potential privacy risks. Major international media outlets have reported that government institutions and companies worldwide are restricting access to DeepSeek over fears of data leaks and privacy violations. According to DeepSeek's privacy policy, the company collects various forms of personal information, including users' names, birth dates, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords for AI model training.

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