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China warns devs against Claude Code over alleged backdoor

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

China's national vulnerability database claims Claude Code contains a monitoring mechanism that can forward Chinese users' data to remote servers. The warning urges developers to stop using the tool due to potential data exfiltration risks. This escalates tech tensions between China and Western AI companies.

Meridian48 take
The vague 'backdoor' claim lacks public technical evidence, but the geopolitical signal is clear: China is tightening control over AI tools used by its developers.
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