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South Korea blocks DeepSeek on military and government computers
South Korea's military and commerce ministries blocked access to Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek on government computers over data protection concerns. The country's data protection regulator requested clarification from DeepSeek about how it handles user data.
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What happened
South Korea's Ministry of Defence announced on 6 February 2025 that it blocked access to DeepSeek on its military computers connected to the Internet.
The Ministry of Commerce took similar measures. South Korea's data protection regulator requested that DeepSeek clarify how it handles user data, following similar requests from France and Ireland.
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