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"Confusion": Some UK Local Authorities Don't Know Who Their Camera Manufacturer Is

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Charles Rollet
Jun 02, 2023

How often do end users not know who their surveillance camera manufacturer is?

The latest survey of local authorities by the UK's Surveillance Camera Commissioner found that several authorities "did not know who the manufacturer of their cameras is".

***** ** "*********" ** ***** *********** about *) ***** ************* **** "******** or ******* ********" *** *) *** the ************* **** *** ***** **** are:

***** ** *degree ** ********* amongst those local authorities providing responses about whether the surveillance equipment they are using is associated with any ******** ** ******* ********. It is clear from the returns that there is little ************* of which suppliers this might apply to, to the extent that several respondents reported concerns, but stated **** *** *** **** *** *** ************ ** ***** ******* ** [emphasis added]

******* ****, **** ***** *********** *** aware ** ****** ****** ********* *** Dahua, *** **** ************** ********* ** manufacturers ** ******* ******** ** ******:

************* ***** ** ********* ***** *********** across ***** ********* ***** [******** *** ethics] *******Hikvision (*** ********), ***** (** ********), with all other ************* ***** ********* ***** **** ** ***** [emphasis added]

*****, *** **** ******** *** ***** authorities ******* "***** *** *****" ******* of "******** *** ******* **************" (*******:** ****** ************: ****** ***** *** Hikvision **** '***** **** ******'):

*** ******* ******** ** *** ********* undertaken ****** *** *********** ******* ******* that, ***** ****** ******* *** ******** security ************** ** *******, ***** *ontinues ** ** ** ******** ** ***** *** *****, which may be to the detriment ** ******** *** ******* ************** [emphasis added]

*** ********* ******** ** *** ** ***** authorities **** ** *****, ********* *******, city *****, ********* *******, ***. *** Camera ************ ********** ******** ** ****** forces:** ****** ****** ***** ******** ********* And ***** *****.

*** ** ********** ********* ******* ** '*********' ******** ***** in ******** ****, *******, ***** *** currently ** ********** ************ ** *** use ** *********/*****/*** ******* ** ***** authorities. ******* ***** *********** **** ****** the ******* ** ***** ***, **** as **** *** **** ** ***; for ****, ********* ***** *** ********* *** ******.

**** ** *** *****? ** ** common *** ***** *********** ** **** no **** ***** ************ ****'** *****? Do *** ***** ****'* ** *****?

JH
John Honovich
Jun 02, 2023
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***********! ** ********** *******. ** * general ****, *** ******* *** ************, the **** ****** **** ** ** happen (** ****** **** ** *** less *********) *** *** **** ******** removed ****** *** **** ***** ** buying *** ********.

*** ********** ********, * ** ******* about *** ** **********. * ***** be ********* ******** ** *** ***** did *** **** (*** ****'* ******** to, * ** **** **** ****** don't **** *** **** ***** ******). But ** **'* ****** ***, ****, I *** **** **** ** **** what **** *** *****.

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