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Hikvision Named In New Business Insider Article - "China Is Selling Its 'Big Brother' Surveillance Technology To A Country With A Poor Human Rights Record"

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David Delepine
•Aug 12, 2018
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You can hardly call Business Insider news but it is very mainstream and now is featuring Hikvision and Chinese “Big Brother“ surveillance.

What do you think?

I think it is really starting to hit the fan...

China is selling its 'Big Brother' surveillance technology to a country with a poor human rights record

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John Honovich
•Aug 12, 2018
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David, thanks for sharing. It's actually a reprint from Foreign Policy which is a much more distinguished publication. Interestingly, Business Insider chose a much more critical title for its reprint:

To your point, though, yes, it is increasingly mainstream.

 

However, if you are a Hikvision proponent, you will point to the fact that Hikvision won the deal and anything else is just noise. Except, for the problem that Hikvision underestimates the long-term impact of brand damage.

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 12, 2018
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In reply to John Honovich

However, if you are a Hikvision proponent, you will point to the fact that Hikvision won the deal and anything else is just noise.

Does the FP version of the article say that Hik is part of the CloudWalk deal in Zimbabwe?

This article only seems to mention that Hik opened an office in Johannesburg as an aside.

In any event, Dahua has shown some interest in the region:

 

 

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John Honovich
•Aug 12, 2018
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The FP does not mention it but, in June, an announcement was made between Zimbabwe and Hikvision, with a picture of Hikvision Chairman / NPC Deputy Chen Zognian and a Zimbabwe senior official:

The announcement concludes:

This is a new frontier in ICT and human society due to HikVision’s global leadership and innovation. Imagine walking into a supermarket and you forgot your wallet but still be able to walk out with groceries without the headache of forgetting your wallet at home

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 12, 2018
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In reply to John Honovich

Imagine walking into a supermarket and you forgot your wallet but still be able to walk out with groceries without the headache of forgetting your wallet at home...

Or even just forgetting your ID at home ;)

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