Security News > 2025 > February > Taiwan Bans DeepSeek AI Over National Security Concerns, Citing Data Leakage Risks

2025-02-04 09:32
Taiwan has become the latest country to ban government agencies from using Chinese startup DeepSeek's Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, citing security risks. "Government agencies and critical infrastructure should not use DeepSeek, because it endangers national information security," according to a statement released by Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs, per Radio Free Asia. "DeepSeek
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