Taiwan bans state companies from using DeepSeek, citing security concerns
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- Taiwan has forbidding state organizations from using DeepSeek.
- According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, the tech “endangers regional information protection.”
- Next week, the Chinese AI agency’s R1 type sent shock waves through marketplaces.
Taiwan has banned state companies from using , citing security concerns.
The Taiwanese Ministry of Digital Affairs warned in a statement released on Friday that the Chinese company’s technologies should not be used by public sector workers and critical infrastructure facilities because “its procedure involves cross-border distribution and data leaking” and “endangers regional data security.”
In January, Chinese AI company DeepSeek unveiled a new flagship AI concept called R1, which it claims costs less than US models like OpenAI’s o1.
Businesses were shocked when it arrived, and AI companies dropped last week as a result.
However, some nations are now putting up with regulatory challenges for the business.
The Italian Data Protection Authority ( also known as Garante ) announced on Thursday that it had blocked access to the DeepSeek app to safeguard Italian users ‘ data.
Garante claimed the decision was made because it was angry with DeepSeek’s answer to a question about how personal data is used in the app.
The firms declared in a statement that they do not operate in Italy and that Western policy does not apply to them, according to Garante, adding that it was launching an investigation.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission officially stated earlier this week that it had written to DeepSeek for more details regarding how it handles data from European people.
In the UK, Feryal Clark, the AI minister, issued a caution to American citizens thinking of using DeepSeek.
In an interview with , Clark stated that “it is ultimately a personal decision for persons, whether they decide to get it or not. My suggestion is to make sure that users who download it are aware of the potential risks and are knowledgeable about how their files will be used.
DeepSeek, which began as an AI side job for Chinese businessman , was founded in 2023.