South Korea prohibits Deepseek: Safety concerns also in Germany!

South Korea prohibits Deepseek: Safety concerns also in Germany!

Südkorea - On February 17, 2025, South Korea temporarily prohibited the use of the Chinese Ki app Deepseek. The reason for this sensitive ban is considerable data protection concerns that were formulated by the Commission for the Protection of personal data (PIPC). This found that the service of the app was only reactivated when comprehensive improvements are made that correspond to the South Korean data protection laws. Deepseek is currently actively working with the PIPC to make the necessary adjustments. This information was confirmed by krone.at

The security concerns are not only limited to South Korea. In Germany, too, the supervisory authorities and cyber security experts worry the far -reaching storage of user data by Deepseek and the possible manipulability of the app for criminal activities. This raises the alarming question to what extent the Chinese state has access to this data. Countries such as the USA and Australia have already stated that they prohibit the use of the app on government devices. Taiwan has already implemented this measure and Italy has blocked access to the application. According to Zeit.de , the introduction of the new AI language model from Deepseek, which is advertised as particularly efficient, efficient and inexpensive, ensures excitement on the markets. The chip manufacturer NVIDIA then suffered a dramatic loss of price, while the shares of US tech giants such as Google and Microsoft also collapsed.

The situation around Deepseek, which even exceeded the US competitor Chatgpt's downloads within a few days, not only raises questions about data protection, but also demonstrates global tensions and concerns about Chinese technologies. While Deepseek is fighting for the restoration of his service in South Korea, it remains to be seen how the international reactions will develop.