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Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and "any third-party services developed using DeepSeek implementations," and to stop buying them, according to a report by Andrew Curran on X. The directive extends beyond DeepSeek's own offerings to third-party services built on DeepSeek implementations, and bars further procurement of the products.

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Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek
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Andrew Curran on X: "The Department of Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and 'any third-party services developed using DeepSeek implementations,' and to stop buying them."

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and 'any third-party services developed using DeepSeek implementations,' and to stop buying them.

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring all civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and 'any third-party services developed using DeepSeek implementations,' and to stop buying them.

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