Canada restricts DeepSeek chatbot on government devices
The Canadian government's chief information officer issued a restriction on the use of DeepSeek chatbot on federal government devices, citing concerns about inappropriate collection and retention of sensitive personal information and the need to protect government networks and data.
What happened
The Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot DeepSeek is being banned on some Canadian government mobile devices due to 'serious privacy concerns'.
An email from the Treasury Board Secretariat's chief information officer Dominic Rochon stated the concerns stem from DeepSeek's 'inappropriate' collection and retention of sensitive personal information, and recommended that departments and agencies restrict the use of the chatbot on government devices as a precautionary measure to protect government networks and data.
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