SECURITYJul 3 · 14:15 UTCSCMP CHINAXinmei Shen,Ben Jiang

Alibaba bans staff from using Claude Code over Anthropic spyware concerns

Alibaba Group has banned its employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code due to security concerns over the AI firm’s past use of hidden code to track Chinese users, leading to recent backlash. The company cited 'back-door risks' and added Claude Code to a list of high-risk software with vulnerabilities.

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