EXCLUSIVE-Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses Reuters 2/18/2021 * More than half of London councils own Chinese surveillance cameras and hardware * Key suppliers Hikvision and Dahua linked to abuses of Uighurs in Xinjiang region * Privacy advocates worry the systems could target vulnerable communities By Avi Asher-Schapiro Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least half of London's boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uighurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, raising alarm among privacy advocates and lawmakers. Freedom of information requests filed in late 2020 with all 32 London councils and the next 20 largest UK city councils found about two-thirds owned technology made by two Chinese companies accused of links to the repression of Uighurs.