Korean Intelligence Agency Accuses DeepSek Of Collecting User Data Excessively
JAKARTA South Korea's concerns about DeepSeek's Artificial Intelligence (AI) model have now been proven. According to a statement by the country's intelligence agency, DeepSeek misuses user data.
South Korea's National Intelligence Agency (NIS) said that this AI model over-collects user data to be reused as training material. In addition, the entire user chat history can be transferred easily.
"DeepSek chat footage can be transferred because it includes a function to collect a keyboard input pattern that can identify individuals and communicate with Chinese company servers," NIS said on Sunday, February 9, quoted by Reuters.
NIS also revealed that DeepSek provides unlimited access to user data for advertisers. The chatbot platform, which is able to compete with ChatGPT, also stores South Korean user data on Chinese servers, according to NIS findings.
After this report was issued, NIS issued an official notification to government agencies regarding DeepSek's security risks. The Korean spy agency also urged the government to take security precautions against the app.
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Several government ministries in South Korea have blocked DeepSek access. It is not yet known whether this AI platform will be completely blocked from the country or the government will urge DeepSek to strengthen its data security in Korea.
In addition to its worrying data storage, NIS also noted that DeepSek gave a different response to its language. For example, when asked about Kimchi, DeepSek replied that the food was a Korean original dish.
However, when asked in Chinese, DeepSek actually said that the food came from China. This is a sensitive topic because residents of South Korea and China often clash over the origins ofTEN.