Made-in-China Surveillance Cameras to Remain in Use at Government Sites

Surveillance equipment made by Chinese companies will remain in use at sensitive government sites until at least April 2025, the Cabinet confirmed on Monday. The government has said that the majority of sensitive sites had never used such equipment in the first place. In a written statement, junior Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart said that where it was deployed, 50 percent of that equipment had been replaced. The removal of remaining devices at approximately 70 percent of sites will be finished by October, while all the remaining sites will get cleared no later than April 2025. “The Government takes the security of the UK’s citizens, systems and establishments extremely seriously and we have a range of measures in place to scrutinise the integrity of our arrangements,” Mr. Burghart said....