Canada has banned the Chinese artificial intelligence application DeepSeek from government devices over “serious privacy concerns,” aligning with similar restrictions introduced by allied nations.
Chief Information Officer of Canada Dominic Rochon announced the Chinese chatbot ban in a Feb. 6 email directive to federal departments, noting that the measure has already been implemented by Shared Services Canada, which manages government IT infrastructure.
“Due to serious privacy concerns associated with the inappropriate collection and retention of sensitive personal information, and as a precautionary measure to protect government networks and data, it is recommended that departments and agencies restrict the use of the DeepSeek chatbot on government devices,” stated the email obtained by The Epoch Times….