U.S. DHS Orders Civilian Agencies to Remove DeepSeek AI from Their Systems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security instructed civilian government agencies to delete DeepSeek products and any third‑party services built on the model from their IT infrastructure and to halt new purchases. DHS warned that using DeepSeek could transfer sensitive data to the People’s Republic of China and enable actionable intelligence on U.S. persons and agencies. The directive follows earlier bans by the Commerce Department, the Navy, and states such as New York, Tennessee, and Virginia, and precedes an FCC vote on October 29 to restrict Chinese labs from testing U.S. electronics.
The ban highlights the perceived national‑security risk of Chinese‑origin AI models and signals a tightening of U.S. policy toward foreign AI technologies that could compromise sensitive data and intelligence.
Source: Decrypt · decrypt.co