UK CCTV User Group Warns of Ethical, Financial, Reputational, and Technical Risks of Using Dahua and Hikvision

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*** ***** ******** ******* companies *** **** ********* to **** **** *********, Dahua, *** ****** *** not *******. *** ***** declined ** ******* * list ** *** *** members ******* **** *** "commercially *********".

Risks *** *********/*****/****** **** **** ********

** ********** ********* *********, *** ***** ******** addressed ***** ** *********, Dahua, *** ****** *** all ***** ****, ****** they ***** **** ***** - *********, *******, ************/*********, and *********:

**** **** ***** ***** that *** ********* **** zero ***** ** ************, however, *** **** ******* that ******** "****** ** ****** or ****** * ************ risk".

Technical ****: ** ********** "******** *********" *** ******** *******

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Reputational & ******* ****: ********** ******* *******

*** *********' "****-**********" *********** in "********** ** *** Uyghurs" ***** "******* * challenge ** ** *************' ethics *** ****** ***** policies", *** ***** ****:

**** ******* ****** **** to ************/********* ****, **** as "******** ** ********* outside ** **** *****" which *** ********* "** facilitate ********** ** ****** minorities":

*** ***** ********* ******** IPVM *** ***** *******'*********** ****** ********* *** exposing **** *****, ******* that ***** **** **** is "*** **** ** the **", **** ******* carry "******* ****** ***** risks ** **** ** reputational *****."

Financial **** ** ****** ** ***

*******, *** ***** ****** that "***** ** *** current **********" *********/***** ******* "may ** ****** ** some ***** ** *** future" ***** ***** "*********** removal", ********* *****:

****** ***** *** ** ******* underway** *** ** ****** to *** ***.

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******* ************ ******** ******** Hikuawei ****, *** ***** stated *** "**** ** using ***** ******** ****** be ********** ********* ********* and ********* **********".

*** ***** ***** **** members ****** ** "* full **** **********" ****** using *** ********* ********* seeking "********* **** *** political ******'* ****** ****** a ***** *********" ** even ****** ********* "** ensure **** *** ********* risks **** **** **********".

Future ********* **** ** ********** ******** ********

*** ***** **** ** is ** "***** *******" "for * ********* ** this" **** *** ** government's********** *** ************ ****** Commissioner(***** "******* *********** ***** use ** ************ ****** systems" ** *********** ** England *** *****) *** the*********** ************’* ******, *** **'* **** protection ********* ***** ******** GDPR. ** ***** *** government ******** **** * similar ********* ** *********/***** risks, **** **** ***** well ** *** ***** step ******* * ****** UK ********** ***/************.

** ******* ***** ************

*********'* ****** ************** *** PR ************ **** *************** ** ******* *** Dahua *** *** ******* to ****'* ******* *** comment.

** ******* ******* ******** Industry ***********

*** **** (******* ******** Industry ***********) *** *** respond ** * ******* for *******. ******: **** said "** *** ********* looking **** **** *** are *** ***** ** release * *********", *** did ***** *** ************ ********* *** ****** recognition.

** ****** ********

** ** **************** **** ** ** isolated ********* ** *** signal ** ** ******** opinion ********. ** ***** of ***** *** *********, the ********* *** ***** strong ****** *** ** industry, ****** **** **** the *********** ** *** government ****** (*** */**** ** ** councils ******** ***** ***** or *********), **** ********* ******* from ******* ********** *********. Opposing **** ** *** growing *********** ** ***** company's *******, ****** *************** in *** **, *** the******* ** ****** ******** affair ******** ** * Hikvision ******(****** **** ** ******** that ********* *** ********) that *** ******** *** UK's ******'* ********* ** the ****** ** ***** surveillance.

**** **** ****** *** UK ********* ** **** situation ********.

UPDATE: ***** ********

***** ********* **** *** following *********, ****** ******** below:

** ******* *** *****’* right ** ***** ****** to *** **********. *******, CCTV **** ***** ******* should **** **** *** Group ***** ******** ********* Dahua *** ******* ** to ******* ********** *********** before ******** **** ******. Had **** **** **, they ***** **** ***** that ***** *** ****** flatly ****** *********** ** ever ********* ******** ** solutions **** ****** *** specific ****** *****. **** might **** **** **** our ******* ** *** owned ** ********** ** the ******* ********** *** that, ** ****, ** are * ******* ******, publicly ****** ****** *********** accountable ** *** ************, employees *** *********. *******, had ** **** ***** an *********** ** ***** have ****** ** *** robust **** ******** ******** we **** ** ***** to ******* *** ********* of **** **** ** the ** *** ********** else ** *******. ***** recognizes *** ******** **** of *** ************ **** in *** **** ** widespread, *** ************* ********** accusations. ** ****** ** address ***** ******** ******* our *********** *** *******, and ******* ******* ** efforts ** ******* *** record, ********* ******* * robust ******** ** *** FCC ********* *** ******** rule ******. ** ************ ask *** ********* *** business ******** ** *** UK *** ********* ** judge ** ** **** substantive *****, ****** **** on *** ***** ** innuendo, ***** ** *********** driven **** ** *********** than *** ******** *******, reputational ** ******** *************.