In a media instruction held Monday, the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission showed that it had actually stopped briefly brand-new downloads within the nation of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s mobile app. The limitation worked on Saturday and does not impact South Korean users who currently have actually the app set up on their gadgets. The DeepSeek service likewise stays available in South Korea by means of the web.

Per Reuters, PIPC discussed that agents from DeepSeek acknowledged the business had “partially neglected” a few of its commitments under South Korea’s information security laws, which offer South Koreans a few of the strictest personal privacy securities worldwide.

PIPC examination department director Nam Seok is priced quote by the Associated Press as stating DeepSeek “lacked transparency about third-party data transfers and potentially collected excessive personal information.” DeepSeek apparently has actually dispatched an agent to South Korea to resolve any problems and bring the app into compliance.

It’s uncertain the length of time the app will stay not available in South Korea, with PIPC stating just that the personal privacy concerns it related to the app may take “a considerable amount of time” to deal with.

Western infosec sources have actually likewise revealed discontentment with elements of DeepSeek’s security. Mobile security business NowSecure reported 2 weeks ago that the app sends out info unencrypted to servers found in China and managed by TikTok owner ByteDance; the week before that, another security business discovered an open, web-accessible database filled with DeepSeek consumer chat history and other delicate information.

Ars tried to ask DeepSeek’s DeepThink (R1) design about the Tiananmen Square massacre or its preferred “Winnie the Pooh” motion picture, however the LLM continued to have no remark.