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A US Homeland Security directive requires civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek software and related third-party tools, while allowing written exemption requests for mission-critical use within 60 days, Anadolu Ajansı reports.

During removal, agencies are also directed to increase network logging, restrict outbound data transfers and monitor for unusual traffic. Those are practical steps attached to the order, beyond the broader removal and procurement restrictions already reported. The department cited security concerns, including possible exposure of sensitive data. Those are its stated grounds, not independently established findings. China’s foreign ministry criticised the measures, saying Beijing opposes politicising science and technology.

Discuss: Should governments publish the evidence behind restrictions on AI providers, or can security concerns justify acting before that evidence is public?

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