Rep. Josh Gotheimer (D-NJ) could potentially send data to China’s state-run telecommunications company after ABC News gives an exclusive report on the links hidden in Deepseek’s artificial intelligence tools So we are requesting Swift Action.
“We think we should ban DeepSeek from all government devices right away. No one should be allowed to download it to their devices,” he said, sitting on the House Intelligence Committee. Gotheimer, who is in the country, told ABC News.
Gotheimer, a new bill proposed on Thursday, called the “Government Devices Act,” and with exceptions from law enforcement and citizens, will be in the management and budget duties within 60 days to remove Deepseek from federal technology. must be formulated. Security-related activities.
This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app logo that appears on your Brussels phone on January 28th, 2025.
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The bill bans Deepseek from future products developed by High-Flyer, a supporter of federal devices and hedge funds for artificial intelligent tools.
This comes after the U.S. House of Representatives chief executive issued a memo last week urging staff not to use DeepSeek.
Gottheimer is one of the lawmakers behind the Tiktok bill, which passed in April 2024 and led to a 24-hour blackout for American users of the app the day before President Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
Deepseek puts risks on national security after Ivan Tsarynny, CEO and founder of cybersecurity research firm Feroot, finds Hidden Code to ABC News, which has the ability to send data to servers under the control of the Chinese government. It could bring.
“We all know that Deepseek is a Chinese organization, but what really stands out is seeing the direct links to the servers and Chinese companies that control the Chinese government. It’s something we’ve never seen before. In the past.
“There’s technology built into the DeepSeek website that tracks us. They have the ability to track on other websites… they have your interests outside of DeepSeek,” Tsarynny said. told ABC News. “The types of questions, types of questions, and types of topics to ask and analyze in deepseek will make for a very sensitive and very personal profile.”
Deepsake and High-Flyer have not responded to repeated requests for comments.
