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Chinese firm got Covid testing contract despite trying to hack NHS data, minister says

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BGI Group, which is said to have made ‘multiple attempts’ to hack into Genomics England, was given £11m contract in 2021 UK politics live – latest news updates China’s leading genomics research company was given a Covid testing contract in the UK despite ministers knowing it had repeatedly sought to hack into the NHS’s genetic datacentre, a government (..)

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Rishi Sunak faces calls to ban TikTok use by government officials

The Guardian Data Protection

PM under pressure to follow EU and US in taking step over fears Chinese-owned app poses cybersecurity risk Rishi Sunak has been urged to ban government officials from using TikTok in line with moves by the EU and US, amid growing cybersecurity fears over China.