Britain could see a China-style "social monitoring" credit system implemented if 5G critics' fears come to pass. The high-speed network is currently being rolled out across the UK, with the government promising full coverage by 2025.
It's being spearheaded by Huawei, the Chinese tech giant that currently supplies the 3G and 4G technology used by EE and Vodafone.
But the US government has strongly opposed Huawei's involvement in British 5G, even threatening to restrict the intelligence it shares with us if the deal goes ahead.
In January a delegation of senior Trump administration officials flew to the UK to present evidence of the security risks they say Huawei pose to the country.
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