NASA becomes latest federal agency to block China's DeepSeek on 'security and privacy concerns'

‘Hundreds’ of companies are blocking DeepSeek over China data risks

Some companies are blocking DeepSeek over concerns their data will end up with the Chinese government.

NASA Blocks China's DeepSeek AI

The federal agency is the latest federal body to ban the use of DeepSeek, joining the U.S. Navy and the House of Representatives, due to concerns about how the company uses data harvested from users.

NASA has become the latest US federal agency to ban employees from using the Chinese-developed DeepSeek artificial intelligence technology and has blocked access to the platform from its systems, News.ro reports, citing CNBC.

Deepseek's AI model proves easy to jailbreak

In one security firm's test, the chatbot alluded to using OpenAI's training data.

The Data Protection Authority (AP) warns DeepSeek users to be “very careful and cautious” with the new Chinese chatbot. “People would be wise to ask themselves whether they really want to enter personal and other sensitive data into this app.” A wider investigation into the transfer of personal data to China is being launched, partly due to concerns about DeepSeek.

House Offices Warned to Not Use DeepSeek

U.S. House offices have been told to avoid using Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) software DeepSeek, according to a notice to staffers obtained by The Epoch Times. “Threat actors are already exploiting DeepSeek to deliver malicious software and infect devices,” the chief administrative officer (CAO) of the House said in a mass email to congressional offices. DeepSeek, which released its first app earlier this month, is not allowed to be down…