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US and APAC allies ban DeepSeek from government devices
The US and its allies are banning Chinese AI app DeepSeek from government devices, citing national security risks.
Headline
The US and its allies are banning Chinese AI app DeepSeek from government devices, citing national security risks.
Context
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced the No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act , aiming to prohibit the use of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek on all US government devices. Representative Josh Gottheimer, one of the bill’s sponsors, has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of using DeepSeek to collect sensitive data from American users. “This is a five-alarm national security fire,” Gottheimer warned. “We simply can’t risk the CCP infiltrating the devices of our government officials.” Co-sponsor Darin LaHood echoed the sentiment, stating that DeepSeek’s AI platform “acquires the data of US users and stores the information for unidentified use by the CCP.”
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Analysis
The legislative push follows a report claiming that DeepSeek’s code may allow user login data to be sent to China Mobile , a state-owned telecommunications company. While the claim is speculative, it has heightened concerns over data privacy and national security. Several US allies in the Asia-Pacific region—South Korea, Australia, Taiwan, and India—have already banned DeepSeek from government devices, citing similar concerns. Also read: DeepSeek’s role in shaping telecom AI remains uncertain Also read: L1X revolutionises lithium extraction with sustainable tech The move against DeepSeek follows the same logic that led to the bans on TikTok, Huawei, and other Chinese tech firms. The US government has long feared that Chinese companies could be leveraged for espionage or data collection by Beijing.
Key Points
- US lawmakers push to ban Chinese AI app DeepSeek from government devices over security concerns
- South Korea, Australia, Taiwan, and India follow suit, citing data privacy risks
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