The Home Office and MHCLG were involved in the controversial planning decision to approve the new Chinese embassy earlier this year. The i Paper revealed in January 2025 that the Royal Mint Court site sits close to fibre-optic cables carrying vast quantities of highly sensitive data from the City of London. The proximity sparked concern among Britain’s intelligence services that the cables could be vulnerable to attack, and used by Beijing to infiltrate the UK’s financial system.
Mandate that all the traffic on the things run through an encrypted pipe. If it’s a serious threat, it should be addressed regardless of whether China sets up an embassy atop them or not.
Maybe some HFT people want to minimize latency, but if everyone has to be encrypted, it establishes a floor on the race to the bottom.
Mandate that all the traffic on the things run through an encrypted pipe. If it’s a serious threat, it should be addressed regardless of whether China sets up an embassy atop them or not.
Maybe some HFT people want to minimize latency, but if everyone has to be encrypted, it establishes a floor on the race to the bottom.