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How South Korea uncovered DeepSeek’s hidden data pipeline to ByteDance

By Jenny Lee ( February 20, 2025, 01:36 GMT | Comment) -- The South Korean privacy watchdog’s discovery that rapidly growing AI chatbot DeepSeek has been transferring data to ByteDance marks the first regulatory confirmation of links between the two Chinese companies, prompting an immediate suspension of new downloads in the country. The discovery, made through technical analysis of proxy servers, not only raises fresh privacy concerns about DeepSeek's 1.2 million South Korean users but could provide a blueprint for other countries grappling with oversight of cross-border data flows in AI services.DeepSeek's rise in the global AI scene had been swift and impressive, with its advanced language capabilities drawing millions of users worldwide....

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