Alibaba bans staff from using Claude Code over Anthropic spyware concerns

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Alibaba Group has prohibited its employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code due to security concerns involving hidden tracking code allegedly targeting Chinese users. This move highlights ongoing tensions around AI security and privacy risks within multinational technology operations.

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Alibaba Anthropic Claude Code AI security spyware

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Alibaba Group Holding

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Anthropic

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Claude Code

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China

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Mark Carney

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World Peace Forum

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Beijing

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PLA Navy

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Nanjing

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Hengyang

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Hong Kong

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Sudan

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Mark Rutte

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Donald Trump

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NATO

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Turkey

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Hong Kong Police

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Lam Pak-kiu

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Yuen Long

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PLA

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Eric Chan Kwok-ki

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Stonecutters Island

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Xi Jinping

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Communist Party of China

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East Kowloon

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OTAN

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Ancara

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Ucrânia

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Ankara

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Indo-Pacific

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Chris Tang Ping-keung

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Australia

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Japan

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New Zealand

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South Korea

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Russia

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Huang Ping

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US

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