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Countries
Italy
The authorities investigated DeepSeek’s personal data collection and compliance with GDPR legislation.
Ireland
Ireland was another early mover when it comes to DeepSeek concerns.
Image: Section of DeepSeek’s terms of service stating it is governed by Chinese law
At the time of writing, DeepSeek has not responded publicly to either the Irish or Italian investigations.
At this stage, the remaining EU members have no restrictions against DeepSeek in place.
Taiwan
On 3 February, asreported by Reuters, Taiwan banned government departments from using DeepSeek.
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Staffers are prohibited from installing DeepSeek on any official phones, computers, and tablets.
Image: Section of DeepSeek’s terms of service stating it is governed by Chinese law
It isn’t just Congress that is banning DeepSeek on government devices states are doing it too.
On February 10, New York banned DeepSeek on all state government devices and networks.
Virginia followed on February 11, banning all government agency employees from downloading DeepSeek on government-issued devices.
Oregon’s State Chief Information Officer added DeepSeek to its covered vendors list on February 12.
North Carolina’s Department of Information Technology banned DeepSeek from state devices on February 6.
Future plc
There have also been concerns a little closer to home.
Image: A message from Future Publishing strongly advising against installing DeepSeek on mobile devices
Why is there so much concern over DeepSeek?
The reason for all this concern stems from investigations into DeepSeek’s data privacy practices.
Personal information collected includes name, email address, date of birth, and telephone numbers.
Image: A section of DeepSeek’s privacy policy
User and unit IDs are given, enabling you to be tracked across multiple devices and evenkeystrokes are logged.
There is a great deal of concern surrounding DeepSeek and VPNs won’t be much help.
The best form of protection is simply not downloading the app.
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