China tech vendors inevitably face concerns about data and cloud security, especially in dealing with US customers, but Alibaba hopes to defuse potential doubt through its international headquarters in Singapore.
It also wants to remind customers that it is a US-listed company.
Speaking to ZDNet in an interview, Alibaba Group's vice president Yu Sicheng said: "First, China's international business is a Singapore business that is governed by a US-listed company. It follows Singapore laws in terms of data privacy as well as all commercial contracts involving those with our customers and partners.
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"We just happened to be a US-listed company that is based in China," said Yu, who heads the vendor's cloud business outside of its domestic market. Currently based in Beijing, the executive is likely to move to the Singapore headquarters, which was announced earlier this year.
With relationships between China and the US particularly tensed over cyber hacking and spying allegations, tech vendors from the Chinese market often face customer concerns about data and cloud security.
With relationships between China and the US particularly tensed over cyber hacking and spying allegations, tech vendors from the Chinese market often face customer concerns about data and cloud security.
Alibaba's cloud business in the US remains nascent and is starting from a small footprint, Yu said, noting that it had yet to encounter any security-related queries specifically associated with its China roots.
Read More : http://www.zdnet.com/article/alibaba-points-to-singapore-in-response-to-cloud-security-concerns/
It also wants to remind customers that it is a US-listed company.
Speaking to ZDNet in an interview, Alibaba Group's vice president Yu Sicheng said: "First, China's international business is a Singapore business that is governed by a US-listed company. It follows Singapore laws in terms of data privacy as well as all commercial contracts involving those with our customers and partners.
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"We just happened to be a US-listed company that is based in China," said Yu, who heads the vendor's cloud business outside of its domestic market. Currently based in Beijing, the executive is likely to move to the Singapore headquarters, which was announced earlier this year.
With relationships between China and the US particularly tensed over cyber hacking and spying allegations, tech vendors from the Chinese market often face customer concerns about data and cloud security.
With relationships between China and the US particularly tensed over cyber hacking and spying allegations, tech vendors from the Chinese market often face customer concerns about data and cloud security.
Alibaba's cloud business in the US remains nascent and is starting from a small footprint, Yu said, noting that it had yet to encounter any security-related queries specifically associated with its China roots.
Read More : http://www.zdnet.com/article/alibaba-points-to-singapore-in-response-to-cloud-security-concerns/
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