US Homeland Security Orders Federal Civilian Agencies to Remove DeepSeek Products
Summary
- Reports said the US Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to remove products made by Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek.
- The Department of Homeland Security cited security concerns that sensitive information could be sent to China through the use of DeepSeek products.
- The measure was aimed at restricting the use of DeepSeek products across federal civilian agencies, and it was not confirmed whether any actual data leak occurred.
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The US Department of Homeland Security has directed federal civilian agencies to remove products made by Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, citing security concerns that sensitive information could be transmitted to China.
On Oct. 19, cryptocurrency news outlet Cointelegraph, citing Reuters, reported that the Department of Homeland Security had ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products.
The department concluded that using DeepSeek products could put sensitive data at risk of being sent to China, the report said.
The move is intended to restrict the use of DeepSeek products across federal civilian agencies. It has not been confirmed whether any actual data leak occurred.

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