Two weeks later, simon thinks hes being followed again. Around the same time, simon receives an anonymous e mail. Its title chinese agents will find you and bring you back. Simon cheng is one of the leading figures in the hong kong democracy movement. Four years ago, he was working at the british consulate and was asked to monitor escalating protests. Weeks later, he vanished during a consulate trip to mainland china. Simon says the police used his visit to a Massage Centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. They framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. Simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured. He says he was restrained in a device known as a tiger chair. Seen here in videos from chinese social media. When simon was released, he fled to the uk and has now been granted asylum. In london, he set up an organisation to help others whove left hong kong. Today, his house is on a special Police Protection register and hes constantly looking over his shoulder.
to a massage centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. they framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured. he says he was restrained in a device known as a tiger chair. ..seen here in videos from chinese social media. when simon was released, he fled to the uk and has now been granted asylum. in london, he set up an organisation to help others who ve left hong kong. today, his house is on a special police protection register and he s constantly looking over his shoulder. the chinese embassy in london didn t answer panorama s questions about simon cheng. my name isjohn culver. i was an analyst specialising on east asia for the central intelligence agency. it s gotten more like classic cold war. for decades, chinese intelligence was fairly casual, not very aggressive, and that s changed progressively over 20 years and especially over the last decade. so, we re seeing more what i would call classic spycraft. c
two weeks later, simon thinks he s being followed again. around the same time, simon receives an anonymous e mail. its title chinese agents will find you and bring you back. simon cheng is one of the leading figures in the hong kong democracy movement. four years ago, he was working at the british consulate and was asked to monitor escalating protests. weeks later, he vanished during a consulate trip to mainland china. simon says the police used his visit to a massage centre to accuse him of soliciting prostitution. they framed me up to say i solicited prostitutes. simon says he was accused of being a british spy, then tortured. he says he was restrained in a device known as a tiger chair. ..seen here in videos from chinese social media. when simon was released, he fled to the uk and has now been granted asylum. in london, he set up an organisation to help others who ve left hong kong. today, his house is on a special police protection register and he s constantly looking
uk. nobody knows how many of these cameras are in the uk - uk. nobody knows how many of these cameras are in the uk but big brother watch says at 227 councils and 15 police forces use of these cameras and 35 councils use the other brand. you re talking about data on millions and millions of people that can be processed to potentially generate very detailed report about each of us and what we do and if that sounds hyperbolic then you really need to understand what it is the chinese government doesin it is the chinese government does in terms of surveillance in its own country against its own population. in its own country against its own population. panorama can now show own population. panorama can now show how own population. panorama can now show how security - own population. panorama can now show how security issues | own population. panorama can. now show how security issues in some of these cameras can be exploited. ipvm is one of the world s leading authorities on surveilla
so we in, i can see his phone screen. so we now in, i can see his phone screen. so we now have a username and password for the bbc network and we have the pass code to a bbc employer s phone from this camera? ., . , , ., ,, camera? correct. this is akin to a locksmith camera? correct. this is akin to a locksmith giving - camera? correct. this is akin to a locksmith giving you i camera? correct. this is akin to a locksmith giving you a l camera? correct. this is akin i to a locksmith giving you a key to a locksmith giving you a key to your to a locksmith giving you a key to your home and then secretly making to your home and then secretly making a to your home and then secretly making a master key for all of the locks making a master key for all of the locks in that community that the locks in that community that is the locks in that community that is effectively what hikvision engineers did. hikvision says its products were not deliberately programmed with this flaw. the