WashingtonHomeland Security ordered DeepSeek removed from civilian agencies’ devices.
Sensitive data could reach China through staff or vendors, the department warned.
The ban also covers third-party tools built on DeepSeek, but the department cannot direct the military or intelligence services.
US and Chinese leaders meet in Shenzhen next month, where an AI-incident communication channel is expected to come up.
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- NDTV
- quotes the DHS notice that DeepSeek-derived tools must be removed, citing Chinese legal access to private infrastructure
Sources: NDTV