The director of the British government’s communications headquarters must say during a speech that the Chinese authorities are trying to “benefit” from their technologies.
The head of the British intelligence and security agency GCHQ will warn Western countries on Tuesday of “huge threat” of China seeking to use its technological dominance for surveillance purposes, calling on them to act urgently. Jeremy Fleming, director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHG), is due to say in a speech to defense experts that the Chinese authorities are seeking to “to profit from” of their technologies, such as their satellite systems and their virtual currencies. What represents, according to him, “a huge threat to us all”.
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Jeremy Fleming, head of the intelligence agency since 2017, must call on the United Kingdom and its allies to respond urgently to these threats, according to a statement from the agency released Monday evening. “At GCHQ, it is our privilege and also our duty to see the pivotal moments when history changes without us realizing it. It seems like one of those times.”he must say.
Next launch of “digital yuan”
“Our advantage in our future technology strategy is based on what we decide to do now as a community. I’m confident that together we can turn this moment to our advantage.”, must underline Jeremy Fleming. His intervention comes at a time when China wants to launch its digital currency, the “digital yuan”raising the concern of specialists who believe that authoritarian regimes could use this technology for surveillance and control purposes.
Such a currency could “Allow China to partially break free from the kind of international sanctions currently in place against the regime of (President Vladimir) Putin in Russia”, according to Jeremy Fleming. China also finalized in 2020 Beidou, its satellite navigation system, a competitor to the American GPS. “Many believe that China is building a powerful anti-satellite capability, with the goal of preventing other nations from accessing space in the event of a conflict”, according to Jeremy Fleming. “And there are fears the technology could be used to track individuals».