A bipartisan bill is being introduced in Congress to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. Reps. Darin LaHood and Josh Gottheimer cite national security concerns, alleging that DeepSeek poses an espionage risk by potentially collecting U.S. user data and sharing it with Chinese authorities. The bill stems from an analysis by Ivan Tsarynny, CEO of Feroot Security, who found hidden code in DeepSeek's app that could send user login information to China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company banned from operating in the U.S.
A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation on national security grounds, saying the company's technology presents an espionage risk. “The technology race with the Chinese Communist Party is not one the United States can afford to lose,” LaHood said in a statement.
“Under no circumstances can we allow a CCP company to obtain sensitive government or personal data,” Gottheimer said. A representative for DeepSeek could not be reached for comment. The bill was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which said DeepSeek did not respond to a request for comment. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek entered the mainstream U.S.
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