Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission issued corrective measures regarding DeepSeek’s data processing practices

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Personal Information Protection Commission issued corrective measures regarding DeepSeek’s data processing practices

On 24 April 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced the results of its preliminary investigation into DeepSeek. The PIPC issued corrective recommendations, including the requirement for DeepSeek to ensure legal grounds …

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

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2025-02-07
under deliberation

On 7 February 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced an investigatio…

2025-02-17
under investigation

On 17 February 2025, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) adopted an ord…

2025-04-24
under investigation

On 24 April 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced the results of it…

2025-11-27
concluded

On 27 November 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) issued an investigation …