Chinese tech companies generate data which can be ‘commandeered’ by communist govt

Fears the Chinese Communist Party will commandeer the masses of data generated by China-owned tech firms for national security reasons is the root cause behind concerns from western governments according to Sky News contributor Cory Bernardi.

India has recently banned a number of Chinese technology apps including Tik Tok and WeChat over cyber security concerns.

Mr Bernardi said the banning of Chinese tech companies could be the next step in the “technology battlefield” after many countries have already banned Chinese telco Huawei from their communications infrastructure.

Australia excluded Huawei from the rolling out of its 5G infrastructure, which has only recently been replicated in the UK after it initially moved to include the Chinese telco.

"The concerns of Huawei and these other firms is that the technology they provide generates masses of data that can then be commandeered by the Chinese government for 'national security reasons'," Mr Bernardi said.

Chinese law requires Chinese companies to 'support, co-operate and collaborate in national intelligence work.'

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