MPs warn government about Chinese influence on international tech standards

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China is already playing a defining role in setting standards around surveillance and facial recognition
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China is already playing a defining role in setting standards around surveillance and facial recognition

China and Russia are attempting to make the UK a 'rule-taker, not rule-maker'

Threat groups from countries like Russia and China are attempting to exert their influence over global tech standards - and the response of the UK Government to this challenge has been 'incoherent ...

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