![]() But he said it then 'became obvious' that secret intelligence did not need to be declassified. He said that prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK had to open intelligence to partners across the globe, but also within the country. Pictured: Russian troops spotted near the Ukrainian border on February 20 Writing for the paper, he said how in February last year, a group of students at a US liberal arts college had discovered a video on TikTok showing Russian tanks outside the Russian city of Belgorod. He said OSINT would not be 'sucking in' new information but would instead be 'understanding what's already out there'. Mr Tugendhat as made clear that the unit will not be used to spy on British citizens. ![]() The Government is set to publish an AI White Paper which will lay out plans to promote research and development into the growing tech sector. OSINT does not currently have a set budget, but plans are currently thought to be put to the PM in May - after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledged £3.5billion to promote British science and technology. Mr Tugendhat said that since, open-source data has given the Ukrainian defenders an advantage against Putin's forces. This group of students were the first the publically announce that Russia was invading Ukraine. Writing for the paper, he said how in February last year, a group of students at a US liberal arts college had discovered a video on TikTok showing Russian tanks outside the Russian city of Belgorod - and then they noted a series of traffic-jam alerts on Google maps on the roads between the city and the Ukrainian border. ![]() The minister said that OSINT will add to the detail of intelligence gained through traditional spying and will be key in countering disinformation that can 'tear us apart', the Telegraph reports. Pictured: The MI6 building along the bank of the River Thames in London He said the that a new department, the Open Source Intelligence Hub (OSINT) will be created which will purely focus on analysing publicly available information in addition to the work of MI5 and MI6.
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