China's DeepSeek 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance, South Korea says, removes app from its stores (www.bbc.com)
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South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China.

“We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency.

The country had already removed DeepSeek from app stores over the weekend over data protection concerns.

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