Australia Bans Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek

Australia joins Italy, Ireland in banning DeepSeek AI over security concerns
Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from government systems due to national security risks, making it one of the first countries to act against the Chinese start-up. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke emphasised the decision was based on security concerns rather than the company's origins.
Italy and Ireland ban DeepSeek on Apple and Google devices
DeepSeek, the controversial Chinese AI chatbot, is no longer available for download in Italy and Ireland. Both countries pulled the app from Apple and Google stores on Jan. 29, accusing the company of dodging questions about its handling of personal data and causing fears of Chinese government access to user information.
Australia Bans DeepSeek on Government Devices Citing Security Concerns
The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs issued a mandatory direction for all government entities to "prevent the use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services and where found remove all existing instances of DeepSeek products,
Italy's regulator blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek on data protection
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, said on Thursday it had ordered DeepSeek to block its chatbot in the country after the Chinese artificial intelligence startup failed to address the regulator's concerns over its privacy policy.
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