South Korea privacy watchdog has temporarily halted downloads of DeepSeek DeepSeek is working with authorities to get compliant Latest in a series of privacy concerns raised about AI chatbots South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has temporarily halted new downloads of Chinese-owned AI chatbot DeepSeek. Reports from TechCrunch confirm the app is still up and running for those who have already installed it, and that the decision won’t affect usage of the app – but new downloads will be halted until the Chinese firm complies with Korean privacy laws. South Korea isn’t the first to ban new downloads of…