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Daily TelegraphFriday, 8 May 2026
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China exploited WFH to spy on UK
Civil servant used remote working policy to track Hong Kong dissidents in Britain
The paper links a national security breach directly to civil service remote working policies, highlighting the vulnerability created by off-site database access.
A civil servant has been found guilty of using their remote access to government databases to track Hong Kong dissidents on behalf of Chinese intelligence. The trial has raised questions about the security protocols governing civil service work-from-home arrangements.
“exploited WFH”
“Critical of civil service practices”
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