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EXCLUSIVE-Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses

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. ....

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Exclusive: Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses

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(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.
At least 28 councils owned technology made by Hikvision, the world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and vendor to Xinjiang police agencies, revealed data obtained by digital rights researcher Samuel Woodhams and seen exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. ....

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Half of London boroughs using Chinese surveillance systems made by firms linked to abuse of Uighurs

At least half of London boroughs are using Chinese surveillance systems made by firms linked to the abuse of Uighurs, data has revealed.
Freedom of information requests filed late last year with all 32 councils in the capital, as well as 20 other major UK cities, found about two-thirds owned technology made by two Chinese companies accused of links to the repression of the minority group.
The Beijing government has been accused of widespread abuse in the Xinjiang province, home to the Muslim Uighurs, including allegations of forced sterilisation, slave labour and mass internment.
Members of the Uighur minority group have reportedly been made to pick cotton, leading to concerns British consumers could inadvertently be buying tainted goods. ....

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UK housing ministry approves Basec for CPR testing

UK housing ministry approves Basec for CPR testing
, January 7, 2021
The UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has designated Basec, a testing and certification partner to the worldwide cable industry, as an approved body for UK Construction Products Regulation (CPR) testing as of December 31, 2020.

Following the Brexit trade agreements, the question has arisen surrounding mutual recognition agreement off conformity assessments between the EU and UK testing and certification bodies around CPR.

According to a spokesman for Basec: “The agreement that was reached with the EU at the end of 2020 did not include a provision, which would allow for mutual recognition of conformity assessment. Our understanding of the EU Commission’s position is that type test reports issued by UK notified bodies will no longer be valid for the EU market from January 1, 2021. Test type reports issued by UK Notified Bodies will cont ....

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Why is UK behind the curve on extremism ?

That the government lacks a grip on the issue is obvious. Without a sense of crisis, there is no sign that the current leadership can shake off the apathy that set in following Mr Cameron’s time in 10 Downing Street.
France has set out a reform programme for its own legal system to curb the influence of radical organisations in society. Austria, Germany and the Netherlands have all adopted a much more rigorous approach to identify groups.
Germany has put a stay on official funds going to the organisation Islamic Relief Worldwide. The German domestic intelligence agency, which has a mandate to ensure loyalty to the country’s institutions, has said that senior figures in control of Islamic Relief Worldwide are members of the Muslim Brotherhood. ....

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