Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Committee opened investigation into DeepSeek’s data processing practices
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Personal Information Protection Committee opened investigation into DeepSeek’s data processing practices
On 7 February 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced an investigation into the data processing practices of DeepSeek. The PIPC requested information from DeepSeek regarding the collection and processing of data, includ…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-07
under deliberation
2025-02-17
under investigation
2025-04-24
under investigation