Canada’s spy agency warned Canadian universities in August to be wary of using Chinese technology, including a service offered by e-commerce company Alibaba to help students based in China take online Zoom classes in this country.
Alibaba, which has come under close scrutiny from China’s ruling Communist Party after its billionaire founder, Jack Ma, ran afoul of President Xi Jinping, provides an accelerated virtual private network server so students in China can attend Zoom classes without lag. The “Alibaba Global Accelerator” service is marketed as a solution to avoid network congestion and reduce delays in communication.
Officers of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service briefed the Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers (CUCCIO) in August on cybersecurity concerns with Alibaba’s online service, according to two sources with knowledge of the discussion.
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