Microsoft employees are banned from using DeepSeek app, president says | TechCrunch

During a Senate hearing, Microsoft vice chairman Brad Smith revealed that the company prohibits its employees from using the DeepSeek app, citing data security risks and the potential for Chinese propaganda influence. This marked the first public acknowledgment by Microsoft of such a ban, which is influenced by DeepSeek's data storage on Chinese servers, governed by Chinese law. While Microsoft offers DeepSeek's R1 model on Azure after rigorous evaluations, it maintains the app’s ban for employees to mitigate associated risks, including censorship and data security vulnerabilities.

At Microsoft we don't allow our employees to use the DeepSeek app due to concerns over data security and potential Chinese propaganda.

Smith stated that the restriction stems from the risk that data will be stored in China and that DeepSeek's answers could be influenced by Chinese propaganda.

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