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Alibaba bans employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code over security and spyware concerns

Hidden Tracking Code in Anthropic's Claude Code Discovered, Removed After Privacy Concerns

Edy Suherli

5h ago· 4 min readenNews

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Summary

Security researchers discovered hidden tracking code in Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool, which reportedly monitored users in China. The code was discovered by a web developer known as Thereallo, who described it as similar to spyware and a serious breach of user trust. Following public outcry, Anthropic immediately deleted the tracking code.

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He called the tracking similar to spyware and a 'serious breach of user trust'.

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Anthropic came under the spotlight after hidden tracking code in the Claude Code was dismantled by security researchers. The code is said to monitor users in China and was immediately removed after the findings became a public concern.

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