Washington bans "Deep Seek" in civilian government agencies
The US Department of Homeland Security published details of a security order that excludes products of the Chinese company "Deep Seek" from federal civilian agency purchases, and mandates the removal of its technologies from government systems, due to concerns about sensitive data leaking to China. The order also covers products from other companies that use Deep Seek technologies.
The US Department of Homeland Security published details of a security order that mandates the exclusion of products and services of the Chinese company "Deep Seek" from federal civilian agency purchases, and the removal of its technologies from government IT systems, due to concerns about data security and technology supply chains. The restrictions are not limited to applications and services provided directly by "Deep Seek," but also include products and services of other companies developed using the Chinese company's technologies, expanding the scope of the order to include systems that rely on its models even if they bear different trade names. The US Department of Homeland Security justified the decision with multiple security risks, most notably the potential transfer of sensitive government data to China when federal agency employees or their contracted suppliers use "Deep Seek" technologies. These concerns are based on security assessments announced by the department, without implying that data leakage has been proven in all cases of use of the technologies covered by the order. The official notice identifies the company in question as "Hangzhou Deep Seek Artificial Intelligence," along with its affiliated entities, according to approved regulatory definitions. The decision is based on the Supply Chain Security Act.