Czech Republic Bans China’s DeepSeek Over Data Security Concerns

Czech government officials cite DeepSeek’s obligation to provide information to Beijing upon request as a key concern.
Czech Republic Bans China’s DeepSeek Over Data Security Concerns
The DeepSeek logo, in this illustration taken on Jan. 29, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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The Czech Republic has banned the use of products from Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek because of concerns over data security and information handling.

The decision, announced by the government on July 9, follows a recommendation from the national cybersecurity authority to prohibit all public administration bodies from using DeepSeek’s applications, software, websites, and web services.
Evgenia Filimianova
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