{"id":818,"date":"2025-04-18T21:17:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T21:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4302483"},"modified":"2025-04-18T21:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T21:17:51","slug":"us-officials-claim-deepseek-ai-app-is-designed-to-spy-on-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/18\/us-officials-claim-deepseek-ai-app-is-designed-to-spy-on-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"US Officials Claim DeepSeek AI App Is \u2018Designed To Spy on Americans\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2619\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.techrepublic.com\/uploads\/2017\/03\/iot-spy.jpg\" alt=\"iot-spy.jpg\" width=\"1296\" height=\"810\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: iStock\/BeeBright<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A bipartisan report, recently issued by the US Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), accuses DeepSeek of a series of subversive, illegal, and immoral practices. Moreover, the tech giant NVIDIA is also catching the ire of US government officials for supplying DeepSeek with the chips needed to create the AI models.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Investigating_DeepSeek\"><\/span>Investigating DeepSeek<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The report, titled \u201cDeepSeek Unmasked: Exposing the CCP\u2019s Latest Tool for Spying, Stealing, and Subverting U.S. Export Control Restrictions,\u201d was published in April 2025. It levies numerous accusations against DeepSeek, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Actively suppressing more than 85% of responses that are related to human rights, democracy, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Being owned and operated by a company with a direct link to the CCP.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Currently funneling data on American users to the CCP.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Maintaining infrastructure that is linked to Chinese companies utilizing mass surveillance, data harvesting, and censorship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the aforementioned accusations, the report also links dozens of DeepSeek employees and researchers to the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of the CCP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis report makes it clear: DeepSeek isn\u2019t just another AI app \u2014 it\u2019s a weapon in the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s arsenal, designed to spy on Americans, steal our technology, and subvert U.S. law,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/moolenaar-krishnamoorthi-unveil-explosive-report-chinese-ai-firm-deepseek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DeepSeek has already been banned in some countries including Australia, India, Italy, South Korea, and Taiwan due to potential security concerns. Its usage has also been banned by the US Congress, NASA, and among government entities within the state of Texas.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_NVIDIAs_role\"><\/span>Exploring NVIDIA\u2019s role<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DeepSeek wasn\u2019t the only company mentioned in the report; the tech giant NVIDIA also faces accusations, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Supplying DeepSeek with more than 60,000 chips for the development of its platform, possibly circumventing export regulations.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Developing a modified chip as a workaround to a loophole in regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NVIDIA spokesman John Rizzo previously issued a statement saying, in part: \u201cWe insist that our partners comply with all applicable laws, and if we receive any information to the contrary, act accordingly,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/16\/technology\/nvidia-deepseek-china-ai-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported by The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But NVIDIA\u2019s statement isn\u2019t enough for the congressional committee, which is accusing countries like Singapore and Malaysia of purchasing chips and illegally exporting them to China. As such, the committee is asking NVIDIA to provide specific details concerning every customer account from no less than 11 Asian countries. The committee is expecting NVIDIA\u2019s response within two weeks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Waiting_for_a_resolution\"><\/span>Waiting for a resolution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The US Select Committee on the CCP first began investigating DeepSeek and its rapid pace of technological advancement in February 2025. While their recent report includes some very serious allegations against both DeepSeek and NVIDIA, it\u2019s important to remember that all parties remain innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: iStock\/BeeBright A bipartisan report, recently issued by the US Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), accuses DeepSeek of a series of subversive, illegal, and immoral practices. 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