China derives data from Western social media to 'equip' military & govt agencies: Report


Source: republicworld.com republicworld.com

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A recent report revealed that China is using Western social media to provide information about foreign targets to its military and police. This was concluded following a review of hundreds of Chinese bidding documents, contracts, and company registrations, ANI reported citing The Washington Post. According to the new report, China has a statewide network of data surveillance services that have been created over the last decade and are used domestically to alert officials to politically sensitive information on the internet. A software collects data on foreign targets from sources including Twitter, Facebook, and other Western social media in addition to...