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Deepseek AI

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Updated: February 7, 2025

For Educators and Students looking at Deepseek as an alternative to ChatGPT and others…

AVOID IT!

I have been guiding students to avoid the use and downloading of Deepseek (App or Website) since it first started trending on TikTok. Reasoning: due to chatter in the cyber community regarding privacy. Since Deepseek started gather attention via social media (and its impact on the stock market for a day), DeepSeek is now making headlines around the world regarding privacy violations.  For now, it’s not worth the privacy risks to anyone curious.

Canadian Federal Government bans DeepSeek on public service devices

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/federal-government-bans-chinese-ai-startup-deepseek-on-public-service-devices

International:

Italy Blocks DeepSeek

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/italys-privacy-watchdog-blocks-chinese-ai-app-deepseek-2025-01-30/

DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1million Records

https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes–1000000-sensitive-records/

DeepSeek banned in Korean Schools

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/deepseek-banned-in-korean-schools-over-privacy-concerns/ar-AA1yzbu5

Paul Davis on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldavissns/