The Victorian government is auditing surveillance cameras in government buildings and precincts amid rising concerns over Chinese-made devices.
Close to 1000 security cameras and other recording systems linked to the Chinese Communist Party are installed in federal government buildings; the Commonwealth confirmed earlier this month.
The Australian Defence Force is auditing the Chinese-manufactured Hikvision and Dahua devices, while dozens of cameras have already been removed from federal government offices.
Victoria’s department of government services was doing its own audit of security cameras in the state’s government buildings and precincts, a spokesman told AAP.
Premier Daniel Andrews could not be drawn on whether he was concerned some cameras were compromised….