The University of British Columbia (UBC) has banned China’s upstart artificial intelligence (AI) tool DeepSeek from the school’s devices and networks.
The university said the decision to ban DeepSeek’s applications was based on a “high degree” of risk to privacy and security.
“DeepSeek’s applications raise privacy and security concerns, particularly regarding extensive data collection and sharing, including personal information and the right to log keystrokes, along with weak encryption and security practices,” UBC said in a March 20 statement.
It says the decision was made after a broad review of public information and third-party assessments regarding DeepSeek, including the findings of top cybersecurity researchers, security company reviews, as well as federal and provincial government guidelines and security threat assessments….