Josh Gottheimer, one of the two House members sponsoring a new bill to ban DeepSeek from government devices, said the Chinese AI software is the latest in a string of efforts by China to gather information on Americans.

A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation on national security grounds,

Several governments, including the U.S., Taiwan and Australia, have banned the use of China’s AI software DeepSeek on official devices. Analysts say these restrictions are justified, as tests show DeepSeek not only collects excessive user data but also filters sensitive topics and

DeepSeek AI app for iPhone and Android has been caught sending unencrypted data to servers in China. You'd best avoid the mobile apps.

DeepSeek’s iOS app sends unencrypted data, risking cyber threats via weak encryption, ATS bypass, and ByteDance-linked servers.