Airport Knowingly Broke Federal NDAA Law Buying Huawei-Equipped Verkada Cameras
The same airport that Verkada sent to collections knowingly broke federal NDAA law by buying Huawei-enabled Verkada cameras, despite even Verkada warning them about this.
This report examines the airport's emails with Verkada about the illegal purchase, the airport's decision, and how it replaced the cameras for free months later.
Executive *******
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LCPA **** ** ******* ** **** *********
** ***** **, ****, ******* ****** asked ****** **** ** "******* ******* are **** *********?" ***** ******* ***** ***% *********, ** *** ****, ******* ** its ********** ****** ****** ********* ********. **** ******** ****** **** * list ** ********* ********.
*** **** *** *** ******* *******'* D-80 *******, ***** *****.
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****** *****, **** ******* ** ******* the ******* ***** *******/*** ******* **** of * **** ******* ** ***** they ***** ****** ***** *-*** *** receive ***** **** ******* *******.
*** ******** *** ******* ** **** ends. ** ** ******** **** *******/*** offered *********** ** *** ***** ***** but **** **** *** *******, ***** emails **** ******** *********** **** ********** the ******* **********, ******* ** *** them *** *** ***** ****.
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NDAA *** ********** **** *** ** ******* ***** *****
***** *** **** *** ****** ******* to ******* ******** ****, ** ******* to *****, *****, ** ******* ********, including **** ***********, *** **** **** use ******* *****. **** ** *********** in *** **** ** ******* ************ *** ***.***, ** ************ **** ****** **** ******* ***.
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** ***** *****, *** *** ** FAA ******* ***** ** ******** ******* with ****** ********* ******** ** ******** against ******* ***.
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**** ********** *** ******* ********* ** the **** *** ** * ********** entity **** **** *** **** **** far.
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*** **** **** **** ******** *** cameras ****** * *** ****** ** positive **** * ************* *********** *** provides *** ****** ** ***** *****. This **** ******** ******* *******/*** ************** offered * *********** *******. *** ****** do *** ******** ******* **** ****'* violation ** *** *********** ****** ** correct **.
Free *********** ** *** *** ***/*******
*** ****** ** *** ******* *** Verkada ******* ** ******* *** ****, but ** ** ****** ******* *** any ******** ******** ****** ** ***** free *********** ** $**,***+ ** *******.
******* ****** *** *********** ***** "** agreement ** **** **** ***."
**** ***** ***** **** "****-* **** a ********* ****, ***** ***** ** NDAA *********," *** ** ** *** know ** *** **** ********* ** LCPA ** ******* ** *** ***** of ***********.
**** ******* *** *** ******** ** comment ** *** ***********.
FAA ********
*** ******* ******** ************** ******** * statement, ****** **** "******** **** ****** federal ****** **** ****** **** [*** NDAA ***]" *** "********* *** ********* Section *** *** ** * ****-**-**** basis."
** ****** **** "******* *** **** not ***** ** ************ ****** ******* Passenger ******** ******* (****) ************ ****," which ****'* ******* *** ***, *** that ******* *** ****** "*** *** to ***** ******* ************ *** ** to *** *****," ***** ** ********** here ** **** ******* **** ** the *********** ** ******* ******** ********* NDAA-banned *****, *** *** ** *** federal ******* ***********.
*** ******* ***, ******** **** ****** federal ****** **** ****** **** ********* and ******** *** ********* *** ***** certain ****************** *** ***** ************ ******** or *********. *******, ******* *** **** not ***** ** ************ ****** ******* Passenger ******** ******* (****) *** ***** B *** * ** ******* *** allow *** *** ** ***** ******* requirements *** ** ** *** *****. Penalties *** ********* ******* *** *** on * ****-**-**** *****. ** ****** Years ****-****, **** ******** ****** ***** the ***’* ******* *********** ******* (***), Supplemental ************* ***, ***** ****** ******** (CARES, *****, *** ****) *** ********** Infrastructure *** ******* ************** ******.
LCPA ********
**** ******* *** ** **** **** questions ********* *** ******* *********** ** FAA *****. **** **** "** *** not ******** ** ******* ******* ** answer *********."
*** *** ****** **** ********* ********* to **** ****** ******* ******* ***** Florida ******* ******* *** ** ***** 20, ****. ** *** *** ******** to ******* ******* ** ****** ********* based ** *** ******’* *******.