Government agencies have been instructed to stop putting cameras from Chinese manufacturers in “sensitive sites.” In addition, due to security concerns, they have been urged to remove Chinese-made devices from essential computer networks.
Companies in China must abide by the nation’s national intelligence law, which obliges them to work with Beijing’s intelligence services, according to the Government Security Group, so they shouldn’t be used.
A review of the present and potential security risks associated with the placement of surveillance systems on the government estate, according to Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, found that “additional controls were required.”