New Zealand is “unlikely” to conduct an audit of government buildings with Chinese security cameras despite security concerns raised by other nations, New Zealand’s defense minister said on April 4.
“The question is … whether it’s networked, whether it’s connected to the internet,” said Intelligence Agencies Minister Andrew Little, the New Zealand Herald reported.
“We have protective security requirements—departments know that. It’ll be for them to ascertain whether they think there is any undue risk,” he added.
This came after Newstalk ZB reported that 120 Chinese-made surveillance cameras had been installed in various New Zealand government buildings, including the police department, Conservation Department, Ministry of Social Development, and Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children)….