DeepSeek South Korean researchers found that data collected from users of the DeepSeek chatbot is sent to ByteDance, according to a Yonhap News Agency report on February 18, 2025. The finding raises privacy concerns about how the company gathers and uses user data from its official website, app, and API. User Privacy: Removed Template:TermWatch /w/Template:TermWatch , as the link leads to a walled off GitHub project, unrelated to consumer rights. | ← Older revision | Revision as of 06:55, 29 August 2026 | || | Line 19: | Line 19: | || ===User Privacy=== | ===User Privacy=== | || Using the chatbot from the official website, application or via the official API has raised several privacy concerns as how the company gathers and uses users data. Researches in South Korea found that the data collected is sent to ByteDance .