British police vulnerable to Chinese spying, commissioner warns

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Chinese drones and cameras make British police vulnerable to spying, surveillance commissioner warns
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Chinese drones and cameras make British police vulnerable to spying, surveillance commissioner warns

Government departments were instructed last year to discontinue use of China-made cameras at sensitive sites

Chinese-made drones, helicopters and body cameras deployed by British police forces could potentially allow Beijing to conduct espionage on law enforcement, the UK surveillance commissioner has war...

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