Taiwan bans state companies from using DeepSeek, citing security concerns
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- Taiwan has forbidding state organizations from using DeepSeek.
- According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, the tech “endangers regional information protection.”
- Next week, the Chinese AI firm’s R1 design unveiled shockwaves through the markets.
Taiwan has banned state companies from using , citing security concerns.
The Taiwanese Ministry of Digital Affairs warned in a statement released on Friday that the government’s employees and critical infrastructure services should not use the Chinese company’s because “its procedure involves cross-border transmission and details leak” and “endangers regional information security.”
In January, Chinese AI company DeepSeek unveiled a new flagship AI concept called R1, which it claims costs less than US models like OpenAI’s o1.
Businesses were shocked when it arrived, and AI stocks dropped last week as a result.
However, the business is currently dealing with legal issues in some nations.
The Italian Data Protection Authority ( also known as Garante ) announced on Thursday that it had blocked access to the DeepSeek app to safeguard Italian users ‘ data.
Garante claimed the decision was made because it was unhappy with the way in which DeepSeek responded to a question regarding how specific information was used by the app.
The businesses stated in a statement that they do not operate in Italy and that German law does not apply to them, in contrast to what the Authority had discovered.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission officially stated earlier this week that it had written to DeepSeek for more details regarding how it handles data from European people.
In the UK, Feryal Clark, the AI minister, issued a caution to American citizens thinking of using DeepSeek.
In an interview with , Clark said,” Finally, it is up to people to decide whether or not to get it.” My suggestion is to make sure that users who download it are aware of the potential risks and are knowledgeable about how their files will be used.
DeepSeek, which began as an AI side job for Chinese businessman , was founded in 2023.