UBC bans DeepSeek’s applications from university-owned devices and networks

The University of British Columbia has banned Chinese AI tool DeepSeek’s applications from being used or installed on university-owned devices and networks, citing “a high degree of privacy and security risk.”The university said it reached the decision after a review of public information and third-party assessments of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence applications.“While popular, DeepSeek’s applications raise privacy and security concerns, particularly regarding extensive data collection and sharing, including personal information and the right to log keystrokes, along with weak encryption and security practices,” UBC says on its “privacy matters” website.