Homeland Security Bans DeepSeek Use In Federal Civilian Agencies

The decision comes a couple of days after the release of the company’s latest AI model.

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The Department of Homeland Security has issued a sweeping restriction to remove DeepSeek use across all federal civilian agencies and their IT systems. In a notice published with the Federal Register, DHS characterized the risks of DeepSeek use as potentially resulting in the "transfer of sensitive data" of US government employees and vendors to the Chinese government.

Following the order, civilian…