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Texas became the first U.S. state to implement an official prohibition against DeepSeek AI solutions from every state-issued device database. Governor Greg Abbott signed the order while he expressed worries about security and apprehension regarding the Chinese Communist Party's access to state-sensitive data. The state ban supports broader efforts to defend national infrastructure, intellectual property, and personal data from foreign espionage activities.
During his announcement, Governor Abbott highlighted the necessity of blocking foreign entities from accessing Texas-based technology databases. The governor declared that Texas would never permit the Chinese Communist Party to use AI and social media apps for data collection and surveillance operations. All state agencies received directives to eliminate DeepSeek and other Chinese-affiliated apps from existing state devices without delay.
DeepSeek has gained international recognition through its superior performance and advantage of operating at reduced costs compared to OpenAI competitors. The excellent performance of the app resulted in significant security worries stemming from its data storage activities. User data stored in Chinese servers becomes subject to government data collection obligations since local companies must follow governmental data-sharing requests.
Multiple governments are now considering revising their policies regarding DeepSeek due to security-related issues. After Texas banned the application, the U.S. Navy imposed a system-wide ban on its usage. Several countries, such as Italy and Taiwan, have implemented government sector restrictions regarding the use of this app. The rapid growth of DeepSeek has created discussions aboutthe affordability and accessibility of AI technology and its weak points.
The Australian government adopted an identical decision to the United States by eliminating DeepSeek from its entire public-sector device fleet. The Australian government banned DeepSeek because it feared Chinese government access to user data while raising security concerns about the app. Tony Burke, the Australian Home Affairs Minister, said DeepSeek posed an unacceptable national security risk that required immediate protection of governmental systems.
Under Australian policy, DeepSeek remains accessible only to private citizens through their devices but is prohibited from using government-issued devices. Like other European nations and Taiwan, Australia banned China's DeepSeek app alongside Italy and other EU member states. At the same time, Australia joined the global movement aimed at Chinese technology platforms due to data privacy and security issues.
