Tag: Hikvision

Blacklisted Chinese Surveillance Equipment Companies Secure Regional US Governments as Customers

May 28, 2021
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More than 300 different U.S. government organizations—among them city, county, and town governments, as well as school—have purchased cameras and surveillance systems from two blacklisted Chinese tech companies since August 2019, according to government contract data. The two companies are Hikvision and Dahua Technology, and their recent business deals with U.S. local governments were reviewed…

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Senators Move to Close ‘Security Loophole’ on Chinese State-Backed Firms

May 25, 2021
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A bipartisan bill aims to bar Chinese state-linked firms from exploiting a “security loophole” to enter the U.S. market. The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 (pdf), introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), targets major Chinese telecom providers including Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, and Dahua Technology…

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Half London Councils Found Using Chinese Surveillance Tech Linked to Uyghur Abuses

February 18, 2021
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At least half of London’s boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uyghurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, raising alarm among privacy advocates and lawmakers. Freedom of information requests filed in late 2020 with all 32 London councils and the next 20 largest UK…

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Half of London Councils Found Using Chinese Surveillance Tech Linked to Uyghur Abuses

February 18, 2021
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At least half of London’s boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uyghurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, raising alarm among privacy advocates and lawmakers. Freedom of information requests filed in late 2020 with all 32 London councils and the next 20 largest UK…

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Former Sen. Barbara Boxer Cancels Plan to Lobby for a Sanctioned Chinese Company

January 13, 2021
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Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) registered to lobby for a Chinese firm last week. Now she decided to deregister hours after her registration was reported. “Due to the intense response to my registration I have determined that my continued work has become a negative distraction from my effort to preserve American jobs and make the company…

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