DeepSeek, the Chinese AI firm, is raising the indignation of officials around the world. DeepSeek’s popular AI designs and robot programs have been banned by a growing number of countries and government bodies, which have expressed concerns over DeepSeek’s ethics, protection, and safety practices.
Companies have banned DeepSeek, to — by the hundreds. Prospective data leakage to the Chinese government is apparently the biggest concern. According to DeepSeek ‘s , , the company stores all user data in China, where local laws ,  , organizations to share data with intelligence officials upon request.
As the listing of locations where DeepSeek’s programs are no longer available grows, we’ll continue updating this summary. Also included: those in the common business who have outlawed DeepSeek technology.
Italy
Following an investigation by the government’s privacy watchdog into DeepSeek’s management of personal information, Italy became one of the initial nations to outlaw the service.
In late January, Italy’s Data Protection Authority ( DPA ) into DeepSeek’s data collection practices and compliance with the GDPR, the EU law that governs how personal data is retained and processed in EU territories. DeepSeek had 20 days to respond to inquiries about the company’s use of and storage of customer information.
DeepSeek asserted that its software weren’t within the purview of EU law. DPA in Italy disagreed and decided to take action to eradicate DeepSeek’s applications from the Italian Apple and Google App Stores.
Taiwan
According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, DeepSeek “endangers regional information protection” and forbids government companies from using the company’s AI.
In a statement, the Taiwan ministry said that public sector workers and critical infrastructure facilities run the risk of” cross-border transmission and information leakage” by using DeepSeek’s technology. The Chinese government’s restrictions applies to people of government organizations as well as public schools and state-owned enterprises.
” DeepSeek AI services is a Chinese product”, the Ministry of Digital Affairs ‘ . ” Its operation involves ]several ] information security concerns”.
U. S. Congress
U.S. congressional offices have apparently been warned against using DeepSeek technology.
The House’s chief administrative officer ( CAO ), which provides support services and business solutions to the House of Representatives, sent a notice to congressional offices indicating that DeepSeek’s technology is” under review”, Axios reported.
The notice stated that” T]hreat players are already utilizing DeepSeek to distribute malicious software and infect equipment.” ” To mitigate these risks, the House has taken security measures to restrict DeepSeek’s features on all House-issued tools”.
According to Forbes, the Han has prohibited employees from installing DeepSeek programs on any established smartphones, computers, or tablets.
Texas
Texas Gov. Gov. Abbott issued a decree forbidding the use of government-issued program by DeepSeek and another Chinese businesses.
Abbott stated in a statement that Texas” will hardly permit the Chinese Communist Party to use data-harvesting AI and social media apps to penetrate our state’s essential infrastructure.” Texas will continue to defend and protect our nation from angry foreigners.
U. S. Navy
The U. S. Navy has , according to CNBC.
In late January, the Navy sent an email prohibiting service members from using DeepSeek products “in any capacity” due to “potential security and ethical concerns associated with the]tech’s ] origin]s ] and usage”. According to a Navy spokesman, the message was based on an expert from the Navy’s digital workforce boss and was in reference to the conceptual AI coverage of the Department of the Navy’s chief information officer.
In the email, the Navy said it’s “imperative” that members don’t use DeepSeek’s AI” for any work-related tasks or personal use”, and “refrain from downloading, installing, or using]DeepSeek AI]”.
Pentagon
The Pentagon has blocked access to DeepSeek technologies, , Bloomberg reported.
The Defense Information Systems Agency, which is responsible for the Pentagon’s IT networks, moved to ban DeepSeek’s website in January, according to Bloomberg. According to reports, the decision was made after defense officials expressed concerns that Pentagon employees were using DeepSeek’s applications without permission.
According to Bloomberg, Defense Department personnel can use DeepSeek’s AI through Ask Sage, an authorized platform that doesn’t directly connect to Chinese servers, even though the prohibition is still in effect.
NASA
Additionally, NASA forbids employing DeepSeek technology. That’s according to CNBC, which obtained a memo from the agency’s chief AI officer informing personnel that DeepSeek’s servers operate outside the U. S., raising national security concerns.
” DeepSeek and its products and services are not authorized for use with NASA’s data and information or on government-issued devices and networks”, the memo said, per CNBC. ” ]Employees are not authorized to ] access DeepSeek via NASA devices and agency-managed network connections”.
NASA has blocked use of DeepSeek apps on “agency-managed devices and networks”, CNBC reports.
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