Australia: Southern State Government order blocking use of DeepSeek on government systems and mobile devices
Progress
Current status
in force
05 Feb 2025 in force
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement blacklisting
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Southern State Government adopted order blocking use of DeepSeek on government systems and mobile devices
On 5 February 2025, the South Australian Government adopted an order blocking the use of DeepSeek from state government networks and devices due to security and privacy concerns. The order mandates the removal of DeepSeek from all South Australian G…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government