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. The biggest concern, according to reports, is prospective data leak to the Chinese government. 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. Even included: the public sector organizations that have outlawed DeepSeek technology.
Italy
Following a probe into how DeepSeek handled personal information, Italy became one of the primary 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 practices for managing customer statistics and how and where it is stored.
DeepSeek asserted that EU rules applied to its software. 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 has forbid 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. legislative agencies 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 now exploiting DeepSeek to distribute malicious software and infect products.” ” To mitigate these risks, the House has taken security measures to restrict DeepSeek’s features on all House-issued tools”.
According to Forbes, the Catalyst has prohibited employees from installing DeepSeek programs on any established smartphones, computers, or tablets.
Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order enforcing a ban on applications from DeepSeek and another Chinese companies from being used on state-issued products.
Abbott stated in a statement that Texas” will never 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 unfriendly 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 email was based on an expert from the Navy’s digital workforce manager and was in line with the relational AI policy of the Department of the Navy’s chief information officer.
In the internet, the Navy said it’s “imperative” that people don’t use DeepSeek’s Iot” for any work-related tasks or personal use”, and “refrain from copying, setting, or using]DeepSeek AI]”.
Pentagon
The Pentagon has blocked access to DeepSeek technology, but not before some workers accessed them, Bloomberg reported.
The Defense Information Systems Agency, which is responsible for the Pentagon’s IT systems, moved to ban DeepSeek’s web in January, according to Bloomberg. According to reports, the decision was made after defence officials expressed concerns that Pentagon employees were using DeepSeek’s applications without permission.
According to Bloomberg, Defense Department personnel does use DeepSeek’s AI through Ask Sage, an official system that doesn’t directly link to Chinese servers, even though the prohibition is still in effect.
NASA
Additionally, NASA has prohibited people from using DeepSeek technology. That’s according to CNBC, which obtained a letter from the company’s general AI official informing staff that DeepSeek’s machines 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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