Australia's Department of Home Affairs has issued a ban on the Chinese chat app DeepSeek for federal government devices, citing serious data privacy concerns. The app reportedly conducts extensive data collection and is susceptible to foreign government influence, particularly from China. Consequently, most governmental agencies are prompted to remove DeepSeek products altogether, with exceptions made only for national security or regulatory bodies under strict permissions. This aligns Australia with international stances against DeepSeek, reflecting worries about cybersecurity and data integrity.
Only agencies engaged in national security or regulatory work are allowed to access DeepSeek's products, and even then they need special permission to do so.
The decision seems designed to avoid known issues with DeepSeek that include its collection of users’ keystrokes and shabby infosec practices that exposed chat histories.
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