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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
Fully Chinese-made drone found in Ukraine for first time
A new Russian decoy drone used to spoof Ukrainian air defences is made up entirely of Chinese parts, it has been revealed. The discovery, by Ukrainian intelligence, marks the first time that Russia has deployed weapons made only with Chinese components. It shows the latest sign of cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, despite Xi Jinping insisting that China does not supply lethal aid to either side of the war in Ukraine. While Chinese technology has been found in other Russian weapons, it had always been combined with components from other countries. Ukrainian intelligence said it was able to recover two of the new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and take them apart. The UAV CBTS.611000 drone is primarily used for reconnaissance and as a decoy, but it can also carry a warhead weighing up to 15kg. Nearly half the components of one of the drones were manufactured by CUAV Technology, a company based in Guangdong province that advertises itself as an 'open source drone solution supplier.' These parts included a flight controller with autopilot, navigation modules and antennas, airspeed sensor and a pitot tube. In 2022, the company announced that it would implement restrictions on the export of its products to Russia and Ukraine to prevent military use. However, the recently discovered drones are not the first time that products from CUAV Technology have been found in Russia. In 2023, Moscow used a vertical take-off UAV, which it alleged was its own design, that included a CUAV Technology product available on AliExpress, a popular online Chinese retailer. In addition to CUAV Technology, Ukrainian intelligence also said the Chinese drones contained an engine and electronic ignition module from Mile Haoxiang Technology, a first person view camera from Foxeer Technology and a Chinese-made copy of the Australian RFD900X data transmission module from RFDesign, which can transmit data up to 40km (25 miles). 'This system enables the creation of a data transmission channel from the UAV to its ground station or between UAVs, thereby enhancing its reconnaissance capabilities,' said Ukraine's intelligence service. The agency had previously estimated that 80 per cent of the electronics used in Russian drones originated in China, which was backed up by the US state department. China has repeatedly denied that it is supplying any lethal weapons 'to any party in the conflict' and claimed that it 'strictly controls dual-use items'. In a post on its Telegram, Ukraine's intelligence agency said the drones have a delta-wing fuselage, which is similar to the Shahed-136 drones, but is smaller in size. Shahed drones, known in Russia as Geran-2, are a type of exploding kamikaze UAV, which Moscow has used extensively in its war against Ukraine. Earlier this month, images of a damaged Geran-2 revealed that parts of the drone had also been manufactured by a machining company in Suzhou province in China. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more. Solve the daily Crossword
L'Orient-Le Jour
6 days ago
- Business
- L'Orient-Le Jour
TikTok hit by fresh complaint over data access
Online privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, saying they had failed to comply with data access requests. Prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group Noyb (None of Your Business) already filed complaints against the three and another three Chinese-owned companies in January, accusing them of "unlawfully" sending Europeans' personal data to China. While Shein, Temu and Xiaomi provided the complainants with additional information, TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat "continued to violate" the EU's landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Noyb said. Noyb said it filed the fresh complaints against TikTok with data protection authorities in Greece, against AliExpress in Belgium and against WeChat in the Netherlands to order them to fulfil the access requests and fine them. "All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests [...] This makes it impossible for European users to exercise their fundamental right to privacy, to find out how their personal data is being processed," Noyb said. TikTok only provided part of the complainant's data "in an unstructured form that was impossible to understand", Noyb said. TikTok did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment. Last week, Beijing denied asking firms to "illegally" collect and store users' personal information after an investigation was opened into its European operations. TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($610 million) in May by Ireland's Data Protection Commission over sending personal data to China, although the Chinese social media giant had insisted this data was only accessed remotely. Ireland's DPC is the lead regulator in the EU for TikTok as the company has its European headquarters in the country. The social media giant has been in the crosshairs of Western governments for years over fears that personal data could be used by China for espionage or propaganda purposes. Noyb has launched several legal cases against US technology giants such as Meta and Google, often prompting action from regulatory authorities over violations of the GDPR. Noyb began working in 2018 with the advent of the GDPR.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Privacy group files complaint against AliExpress, TikTok and WeChat
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills Austrian advocacy group noyb filed data privacy complaints against China's AliExpress, TikTok and WeChat on Thursday, saying they failed to comply with European Union laws on providing users with a full copy of their most tech companies have a tool to fulfil requests for downloading user information, some Chinese companies have made it difficult to access the information, noyb said."TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat love collecting as much data about you as possible but vehemently refuse to give you full access as required by EU law," said Kleanthi Sardeli, data protection lawyer at noyb.A spokesperson for Tencent, owner of WeChat, said the company complies with regulations in the markets it operates and is committed to protecting user privacy and data and AliExpress did not respond to requests for is known for filing complaints against American companies such as Apple, Alphabet and Meta , leading to several investigations and billions of dollars in January noyb filed complaints against six Chinese companies and sought to suspend data transfers to China and called for fines that can reach up to 4% of a company's global revenue.
Observer
7 days ago
- Business
- Observer
TikTok hit by fresh complaint over data access
Online privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, saying they had failed to comply with data access requests. Prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group Noyb (None of Your Business) already filed complaints against the three and another three Chinese-owned companies in January, accusing them of "unlawfully" sending Europeans' personal data to China. While Shein, Temu and Xiaomi provided the complainants with additional information, TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat "continued to violate" the EU's landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Noyb said. Noyb said it filed the fresh complaints against TikTok with data protection authorities in Greece, against AliExpress in Belgium and against WeChat in the Netherlands to order them to fulfil the access requests and fine them. "All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests... This makes it impossible for European users to exercise their fundamental right to privacy, to find out how their personal data is being processed," Noyb said. TikTok only provided part of the complainant's data "in an unstructured form that was impossible to understand", Noyb said. TikTok did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment. Last week, Beijing denied asking firms to "illegally" collect and store users' personal information after an investigation was opened into its European operations. TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($610 million) in May by Ireland's Data Protection Commission over sending personal data to China, although the Chinese social media giant had insisted this data was only accessed remotely. Ireland's DPC is the lead regulator in the EU for TikTok as the company has its European headquarters in the country. The social media giant has been in the crosshairs of Western governments for years over fears that personal data could be used by China for espionage or propaganda purposes. Noyb has launched several legal cases against US technology giants such as Meta and Google, often prompting action from regulatory authorities over violations of the GDPR. "Chinese apps are even worse than US providers," Noyb said on Thursday. Noyb began working in 2018 with the advent of the GDPR.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Privacy group files complaint against AliExpress, TikTok, WeChat
Austrian advocacy group noyb on Thursday filed data privacy complaints against China's AliExpress, TikTok and WeChat, saying they failed to comply with European Union laws on providing users a full copy of their data. While most tech companies have a tool that allows them to fulfil requests for downloading user information, some Chinese companies have made it difficult to access the information, noyb said. "TikTok, AliExpress and WeChat love collecting as much data about you as possible - but vehemently refuse to give you full access as required by EU law," said Kleanthi Sardeli, data protection lawyer at noyb. Noyb is known for filing complaints against American companies such as Apple, Alphabet, and Meta, leading to several investigations and billions of dollars in fines. In January, noyb filed complaints against six Chinese companies and sought to suspend data transfers to China and called for fines that can reach up to 4% of a firm's global revenue.
