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DeepSeektook the U.S. by stormthis week : The Chinese fellowship ’s chatbot rise to the top of theAppleandPlaystores , while major U.S. cloud providers likeMicrosoftbegan offer it on their platforms .
But “ hundred ” of companies — especially ones with tie to government — have blocked the service , Bloomberg reportedbased on consultation with executive from cybersecurity firm Armis and Netskope .
“ The biggest concern is the AI model ’s possible data leakage to the Taiwanese government , ” Armis ’ CTO Nadir Izrael said .
Bloomberg Lawseparately reportedthat a San Francisco law firm , Fox Rothschild , has blocked DeepSeek as well .
According to DeepSeek’sprivacy insurance policy , the company stores all drug user data in China , where local lawsmandatecompanies share data point with word agencies upon request .
The Pentagon has juststarted blockingDeepSeek , while the Navybanned itlast week .
