In addition to Italy and Ireland as mentioned in the article, regulators in several countries have been increasing scrutiny of Deepseek.
The Netherlands banned the country’s civil servants from using Deepseek, citing policy regarding countries with an offensive cyber program. At the end of January this year the Dutch government urged Dutch users to exercise caution with the company’s software over DeepSeek’s data collection practices.
In early February, Australia banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that it posed security risks.
At the same time, India’s finance ministry asked its employees to avoid using AI tools including ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed to confidentiality of government documents and data.
Taiwan banned government departments from using DeepSeek also in February labeling it as a security risk, censorship, and the risk of data ending up in China.
South Korea, the U.S., increased pressure for similar reasons, and this list may not be complete.
In addition to Italy and Ireland as mentioned in the article, regulators in several countries have been increasing scrutiny of Deepseek.
The Netherlands banned the country’s civil servants from using Deepseek, citing policy regarding countries with an offensive cyber program. At the end of January this year the Dutch government urged Dutch users to exercise caution with the company’s software over DeepSeek’s data collection practices.
In early February, Australia banned DeepSeek from all government devices over concerns that it posed security risks.
At the same time, India’s finance ministry asked its employees to avoid using AI tools including ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed to confidentiality of government documents and data.
Taiwan banned government departments from using DeepSeek also in February labeling it as a security risk, censorship, and the risk of data ending up in China.
South Korea, the U.S., increased pressure for similar reasons, and this list may not be complete.