US Homeland Security bans DeepSeek from civilian government computers

The order removes the Chinese super intelligence (SI) company's products from civilian agencies. The Defense Department is not covered.

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The United States has banned Chinese super intelligence (SI) company DeepSeek from civilian government computers. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made the order, a Federal Register notice shows. The Federal Register is where the US Government publishes official rules and notices. The order was signed on 24 July but only made public on Monday, US time. It stops civilian federal agencies from buying technology from DeepSeek or its related companies. It also orders them to remove DeepSeek products from their computer systems. That includes other companies' products that are built on DeepSeek's SI. The Department of Defense, which runs the US military, is not covered by this order. Agencies have 60 days to ask for an exception. DHS cited security concerns, CNBC and The Wall Street Journal reported. It is not yet known whether DeepSeek will respond or whether other countries will follow.