Alibaba Denies Report It Helped China Identify Military Targets in U.S. — Update

By Kelly Cloonan Alibaba Group denied a report that said it provides tech support for the Chinese military to target the U.S. “The assertions and innuendos in the article are completely false,” Alibaba said in a statement. The Financial Times reported Friday that it viewed a White House national security memo that includes declassified intelligence on how Alibaba supplies the People’s Liberation Army with capabilities that could threaten U.S. security. The Financial Times said in its report that it couldn’t independently verify the claims. Alibaba provides the Chinese government and PLA with access to customer data including IP addresses, WiFi…