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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Chinese cameras leave British police vulnerable to spying, says watchdog

Hikvision cameras
Hikvision cameras. The UK is one of the Chinese company’s biggest markets. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

British police are leaving themselves open to spying by Beijing because of their reliance on Chinese-made cameras, according to a report from the government’s independent watchdog on surveillance.

Most forces across England and Wales use camera equipment that is either made in China or contains important Chinese components, the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner has warned.

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