UK to ban China-made surveillance equipment from government departments
The government has said it will remove surveillance equipment made in China as part of efforts to strengthen the UK’s national security.
Source: theiet.org
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The government has said it will remove surveillance equipment made in China as part of efforts to strengthen the UK’s national security.
Opinion article originally published in the Times Red Box on Wednesday 7 June 2023.
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