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SOUTH BERWICK Deadline announced for History Camp scholarship The Old Berwick Historical Society invites current Grade 7 and 8 students who reside in the Marshwood School District to apply for a spot in its free History Summer Camp experience, set for June 21-25. The camp will be led by Caitlin Bishop. Three students will be […]
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Deadline announced for History Camp scholarship
The Old Berwick Historical Society invites current Grade 7 and 8 students who reside in the Marshwood School District to apply for a spot in its free History Summer Camp experience, set for June 21-25.
The camp will be led by Caitlin Bishop.
China found using surveillance firms to help write ethnic-tracking specifications
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Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uyghur abuses
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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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(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.