South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said on Monday it advised other government agencies to take precautions against China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) to “overly” harvest personal data from users. I did.
“Unlike other generation AI services, chat records are redirectable as they include the ability to identify individuals and collect keyboard input patterns that can communicate with servers from Chinese companies such as volceapplog.com. has been confirmed.” I said.
According to security bulletins, DeepSeek stores data from Korean users on Chinese servers. There, it is legally guaranteed that all sectors of the tyrannical Chinese Communist government have access to data on request.
Deepseek also provides information about you about us to third party advertisers and does not offer us opt-outs. Conditions for quiet use of Deepseek show The ability for the company to retain data from users indefinitely.
Like other observers in the flashy new chatbots in China, NIS It's attracting attention Deepseek's answer is heavily influenced by Chinese Communist Party propaganda, especially when asked in Chinese.
In one example, cited in the South Korean Intelligence Report, Chinese AI told Korean users that Kimchi is “a distinctive food in Korea that embodies its culture and history,” but users say China When asked about the origin of kimchi, Deepseyk replied “.” When asked in English that he was born in China, not Korea, Deepsek simply says that the food is “related to Korea.”
Another case of a politically leaning response that ranked South Korean analysts was the Northeast Project, a “research project.” carried out 2002-2007 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Many Koreans viewed the project as offensive propaganda. This is because they concluded that some ancient Korean kingdoms are actually Chinese territory. actively Claim Islands and coral reefs in the South China Sea, as ancient scrolls seem to have ruled Beijing's territory.
The NIS found that Deepseek answers Korean questions about the Northeast Project by gently insisting that there are “various perspectives from neighboring countries due to differences in interpretation of history.” Meanwhile, Deepseek tells Chinese and English-speaking users that the Northeast Project is “a legitimate initiative to revitalize China's northeast.”
Korea's Junggan Daily It has been reported On Sunday, Deepseek's use among Koreans fell more than 50% last week after South Korean government agencies and businesses began banning Chinese AI due to security concerns.
Deepseek had over 191,000 Korean users at its peak on January 28th, but after the South Korean Ministry of Home Affairs issued a breaking news advised government agencies to be “cautious” for all AI chatbots. Last Tuesday it had just 74,000 users.
The Deepseek app is still popular in the Korean version of the Apple App Store, but ranked 16th after the number one download at the time of release. Several Korean government agencies have banned Deepseek from their networks, as well as banks, schools and large businesses.
