South Korea Says DeepSeek Transferred User Data, Prompts Without Consent (reuters.com)
(Thursday April 24, 2025 @05:30PM (msmash)
from the like-clockwork dept.)
- Reference: 0177126975
- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/24/2021250/south-korea-says-deepseek-transferred-user-data-prompts-without-consent
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-korea-agency-says-deepseek-transferred-user-info-prompts-without-consent-2025-04-24/
South Korea's data protection authority said on Thursday that Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek [1]transferred user information and prompts without permission when the service was [2]still available for download in the country's app market. From a report:
> The Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement that Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd did not obtain user consent while transferring personal information to a number of companies in China and the United States at the time of its South Korean launch in January.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-korea-agency-says-deepseek-transferred-user-info-prompts-without-consent-2025-04-24/
[2] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/17/064219/deepseek-removed-from-south-korea-app-stores-pending-privacy-review
> The Personal Information Protection Commission said in a statement that Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd did not obtain user consent while transferring personal information to a number of companies in China and the United States at the time of its South Korean launch in January.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-korea-agency-says-deepseek-transferred-user-info-prompts-without-consent-2025-04-24/
[2] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/17/064219/deepseek-removed-from-south-korea-app-stores-pending-privacy-review
Color me unsurprised (Score:2)
by Inglix the Mad ( 576601 )
Kind of like it's foolish to believe in a pinky promise from an American corporation regarding data privacy, believing a Chinese corporation on that subject is even less intelligent.
LLM or App (Score:1)
This sounds like it is an issue with the app which contains a DeepSeek interface, rather than with the open source DeepSeek LLM. Articles which do not distinguish the difference spreads disinformation.