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Australia Military Rips Out Hikvision/Dahua, Top Intel Official Says "Great Concern"

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Charles Rollet
•Feb 09, 2023

Australia's defense ministry is reviewing its cameras after a Hikvision (or Dahua) camera was found in use.

They told Australian TV news ABC that any further Hikvision/Dahua cameras found are "going to be removed":

******* *** ******** *** ***** ****** of ********* *** ***** ***** **** may ** ** *** ***** ** unknown, ****** ** *** ***** ** least ***.

******* ******** ******* ****** **** *** department *** ********* *** ***** *********, and ** *** *** ***** ** would ** ****** ***.

"**** ** ** ***** … **'** doing ** ********** ** *** *** technology *** ************ ****** *** ******* estate, *** ***** ***** ********** ******* are ***** ****'** ***** ** ** removed," ** ****** ****.

"* ***'* ***** ** ****** ********* [the ***********], *** **'* * *********** thing ****'* **** ******* ** *** attention *** **'** ***** ** *** it."

** ***** ***** ************ ***-***** *** time ** ******.

**** ******* *** ** *** ******** to ******* ** *** ****** ** Hikvision ** *****. **** ********** *** due ** ******* *** ** ******* ***** ************ ***** ********** **** *** ** the ******* ** *** ** *** Australian **********, ******* *** "[**********] ************ [is] ******* **** *** *******":

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**** *******, *** ******** ** *** Australian ******** ************ ************ (****),**** ************* *** ***** ***** "***** ** of ***** ******* ** ** *** my ******":

**** ******** ******* **** ******* *** said *** **** ********* ** ********* and ***** ******* "*** ***** ** would *** ** *** **** **** it ***** ** **** *** ***** be ** ***** ******* ** ** and ** ******."

**** ** * **** **** ** the ********** ************ ************** ********* *******-*********, *******-*********, ******* ************, ***.

**** ***** **** * *** ***** the********** *** ********** *** ********** ******* ** ******** announced ** *********** ** ********* *******,****** *******.

***** ** ** ******** *** ******* Hikvision ** ********* ******** ************* ******** *** *************** ******* ***** **** **** **** were ***** ** *** ***** *****.********** ****, **** *********** ********** ************ ********* ********* *** ***** *** following ******** ******** ************ ***** ******** **.

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Charles Rollet
•Feb 09, 2023

**** ******* *** ** ** ********** integrator *** **** *** *********** ***'* do **** ** **** *** ********** market *** ********* *** ***** ** the ***** ****, ***** ***** ****** sales *** ******* ** **** *****-********* SMB ****** **** **********/********** *********:

** *** ******** *********** ******* **** it’s *** ***** ** ** **** much ** * ************. *’** *** a ****** ** ********* ***** *’** indicated ** ********* **** ***** ********* aren’t ***** ** ** ******** **** from ** ******* ***** ** **** (ie ****** ***** ***) *** **** quoted **** ** *** ****** *** them ****** ***** **** **** ***** is **** *** ****’** ***** *** the ********* ******** ***** **** **’* a ***** **-** ****** *******.

******* ********** ********** ******:

**** ********** *********** **** ******* ********** e.g. ****, ***** ***. **'* **** some ******* **** **** *****'* ****** attention *** **** **** *****. **** have ** ****** ** ******* ****** installs, *****, ********** ***.

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John Honovich
•Feb 09, 2023
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** *** *** ****, *** ***'* commitment ** ***** ** * ******** comparable *** **** *** ****** ** Australia -*** ***** ******* *** ****** ***** And ********* ***'* #* *******

** *** ***** ****, ** ** have **** ** *** ** *** UK, ***** ********, **** *** ******* do ********* ****** **** **** ***** business *****, ****** ** ****** ** expand ** *** **** ** *** market *** **** ****** ** ** business **** ***** ***-********** *****.

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Charles Rollet
•Feb 10, 2023

*********'* ******* ******** - *** ********** of ******* ******* *** ***** (****) - *** *** **** ****** it **** ****** *** *********/***** ******* it *****,********* ** ******* ************* ****:

*** ******** [***** ****] **** *** asked *** ********** ** ********** *** replacement ** *** *******, ****** **** Deputy ***** ******** ******* ****** *** on ******** ***** *** **** ** ensure *,*** ******* **** ******* *** replaced **** *** ************ *****.

“* ***** **** *** ** ********," she ****.

"*** ****** ** ** ** **** they’re *** ********* ** *** ********, so *****’* ******* ******** ********, *** obviously ***** **** *** ******** ** other *********, **’* ******** * **** idea ** ** **.”

************, *** ****** ** *** ****** Party ** *********** ****** *** *** ********* ********* ******* ** ********'* **********, with ********** ************** ********** * ******* **** ** *** *******:

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Charles Rollet
•Feb 10, 2023

*** ***'* ******* ******** ********** ********* to ****** * ******** * ***** ********, ******* "** ****** ********* ********* ** ****-********** the ******* ** ******** ******** *** abusing ***** ***** ** ************ ******* and ******** ******* *********":

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Charles Rollet
•Feb 10, 2023

*******'* ********* ** ****** ********* ****** ****"****** ***** ** **** ** ***** the ***. **** ** *** ********* taking ***** **** *********":

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****** **** ********** ** *** ** *********** "*********" ***** ** * "**** positive ****". ****, *************** ********* ** ******* ********* ***** ******* '************* ******* owned ** ******* ***********' ** ***************.

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