Our smartphones, the websites we visit, and CCTV cameras are harvesting invaluable data about our lives by tracking every move we make hundreds of thousands of times per day. A large portion of this data is stored in China. This idea is terrifying.
The Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok has software that can access our most private information, according to a cybersecurity company’s demonstration last week. It’s the newest and most concerning illustration of how technology constantly monitors us, endangering both our civil freedoms and the security of the country.
According to Asian Light International, China is “weaponizing” microchips placed in smart bulbs, refrigerators, vehicles, and credit cards to spy on you. Three Chinese firms, Quectel, Fibocom, and China Mobile, already control 54% of the worldwide device market and 75% of the connection industry.
Clients of the three Chinese companies include Tesla Motors, Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Intel, as well as Sumup, a company that processes credit card payments. According to Asian Lite International, devices with modules include laptop comp
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