Deepseek, the Chinese company, is increasing the anger of regulators worldwide. The viral models of that of Deepseek and chatbot applications have been banned from an increasing number of government countries and bodies, which have expressed concerns about Deepseek’s ethics, intimacy and security practices.
Corporations have also stopped Deepseek – out of hundreds. The biggest concern is reported to be the potential flow of data for the Chinese government. According to Deepseek’s privacy policy, the company stores all users’ data in China, where local laws force organizations to share data with intelligence officials upon request.
While the list of regions where Deepseek applications are no longer available, we will continue to update this summary. Also included: Public Sector Departments that have banned from Deepseek Tech.
ITALY
Italy became one of the first places to stop Deepseek following an investigation by the country’s intimacy guards in the treatment of Deepseek’s personal data.
At the end of January, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) launched an investigation into the Data Collection Practices of Deepseek and compliance with GDPR, EU law regulating how personal data is stored and processed in the territories of the EU. The DPA gave Deepseek 20 days to answer questions about how and where the company stores user data and what uses this data.
Deepseek claimed that its applications did not fall under the jurisdiction of EU law. Italy’s DPA disagreed and took steps to remove Deepseek’s apps from Apple stores and Google App in Italy.
TAIWAN
The Ministry of Digital Affairs of Taiwan said that Deepseek “endangers the security of national information” and has banned government agencies from using the company.
In a statement, the Taiwan Ministry said that public sector workers and critical infrastructure facilities risk “cross -border transmission and information flow” using Deepseek technology. The Taiwanese government’s ban is to government agencies employees, as well as public schools and state -owned enterprises.
“Deepseek Service is a Chinese product,” reads the statement of the Ministry of Digital Affairs. “His operation includes (some) information security concerns.”
US Congress
US Congress offices are reportedly warned not to use Deepseek Tech.
The main administrative officer of the House (CAO), who provides support services and business solutions for the House of Representatives, sent a notice to the Congress offices showing that Deepseek’s technology is “under consideration,” Axios reported.
“(T) Hreat actors are already using Deepseek to provide malicious software and infectious equipment,” the announcement said. “To mitigate these risks, the house has taken security measures to limit Deepseek’s functionality to all equipment released from home.”
According to Axios, Cao has stopped staff from installing Deepseek applications on any smartphone, computers or official tablets.
Texas
Texas governor Greg Abbott issued an order banning the software from Deepseek and other Chinese companies from government -to -state equipment.
In a statement, Abbott said that Texas “will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to penetrate the critical infrastructure of our state through data harvest he and social media applications. Texas will continue to protect and protect our state from actors hostile alien. ”
Navy
The American Navy has instructed its members not to use Deepseek applications or technology, according to CNBC.
At the end of January, Marina sent an email that prohibited service members from using deepseek products “at any capacity” due to “possible safety and ethical concerns associated with origin (ET) and technology use.” A Navy spokesman told CNBC that the email was about the generating policy of the Navy Information Officer and based on a counseling by the Navy’s workforce manager.
In email, Marina said it is “necessary” that members do not use him to deepseek “for any task related to work or personal use”, and “refrain from downloading, installing or using it).”
Pentagon
The Pentagon has blocked access to Deepseek technologies, but not before some staff arrived, Bloomberg reported.
The Agency of Protection Information systems, which is responsible for Pentagon IT networks, was moved to stop the Deepseek website in January, according to Bloomberg. The decision is said to have come after defense officials raised concerns that Pentagon workers were using Deepseek’s applications without authorization.
Bloomberg notes that while the detention remains in the country, the Protection Department personnel can use it to deepseek through KAS Sage, an authorized platform that is not directly related to Chinese servers.
NASA
NASA has also stopped employees from using Deepseek Tech. This is according to the CNBC, which received a memorandum from the head of the agency, informing the staff that Deepseek servers operate outside the US, raising national security concerns.
“Deepseek and its products and services are not authorized to be used with NASA data and information on government equipment and networks,” the memorandum told CNBC. “(Employees are not authorized to use Deepseek through NASA devices and network connections managed by the Agency.”
NASA has blocked the use of Deepseek applications in “Devices and Networks managed by the Agency”, CNBC reports.
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