Dahua Products Are Not GDPR Compliant, No Products Can Be

Author: Charles Rollet, Published on May 29, 2018

Dahua products are neither GDPR-compliant nor certified, contrary to their marketing.

*** ****** ** **** ** ******** *** **, ** *** EU **** *** '*******' *** ******* ******** ** '*********'.

** **** ****, ***** ** *****+ **** **** *** ***** ************ *****, ** ******* **** ***** ** ***** ****, *** ** is ********** *** *** ***** *** ***** ************* *** ****** support ****.

Announcement *** *****

*** *** ****** *** ****’* ******** ************** **** ** *** 25,***** ************* *** ** ******* *** ***** ******** **** **** **** “certified” ** “****** **** *** ****” ***Ü**********.***** ******* **** ********* *** *** ***** “********* ** ********” ***** *** “**** **** ******** [***]."

Who ** ‘**********’ *****?

*Ü*** * *******, ***-****** ******* ** ******* **** ******** *****-***** certifications *** *********** ** ***** **********. ** ** *** **** of *** ** ********** ** *** **** *********** *********.*Ü**** ************ ****** ** ***** ** ******* *** ******** (**** China ***** *****:*** ********* ***** ****** ** ***** ******.)

***** ***** ******* ** *** *** “***** ** ****** ***** surveillance ********” ** ******* **** ************* *****Ü*, ****** ******* ************ ************ ******* **** ******* ***** * *** ****** ********* *** **** ******* *Ü*.

'Derived ****' ****, *** ****

*Ü* ********* ********** *** ******* ************* ******* “*** ******* **** *** ** ****,” ****** **** ******** **** provide ****** ***** ** **********, ** **** ******.

GDPR *** *************

***** *** **** ********** *************** *** ******* **, ** **** *** ******* *** ************ **** ******** ** certified *** ********* *** ****** ********** **********.************, ************* ** ***** *** **** *********** *** ********** ** make "******* *** *********** ***********" ********* "*********** **********" - ** is *** ***** *** ********.

******* **’* ******* * ****** **** *** ************* ******* **** be “********* *** ********* *** * ******* **** ** ***********”. *******, Dahua’s***** ********* ******* ***** ** *** ******* ***** ******* *** ** received ************* **** ** *** **** ******* ******* **** *Ü* itself ** *** ******* *** *Ü* *** *** ********* ** our ******** ******** *** ******* ** ****.

No ****** ** ***** **************

******** *Ü*'************** *** ******* ********* ***** ** ***** ****** *** ** not ****** * ****’* ********* ** **** ********* **** ***** as******* **’* ******* *********:

False ***** ** ********

** ********* *** ******** **** *********, ***** ***** ******* ******* into ******** **** *** ********* ******* *** ****’* *********** **** fines.

*** **** ********* ***** ** ** ** *% ** ****** ********** ********** ***** ** ***** ** **** ******** *** *****. ** described ** ****’***** *****, ***** ***** *** *** ********* ********* *** ******* ********** like ********* *********** **** *****’* * ****** ** ********* ****** with ***** ******** **** ** *********.

*** ***** *******, **’* *** ******** *** * ****** ** be ‘****-*********.’ ***** *** ****** ** ******** ** ******** ****** to ********* ****. **** ** ****** *** ***** ******* ****** no ******* ** ******* *** ***** ******** *** ****-********* ** the ***** *****.

Other ************ ******

***** ***’* *** **** **** ******* *****-***** **************. *** *******,******* ********* **** **** **** *** ***** ******* ********** “*********” ** “****-*****” *** ******* *** **** ******** ** *** ******, ******** ** to * ******** **** ******* ******* ***** ******** *** ******* *** ********, ****** *****,**** *** ******** **** “********* ** ****** **** *** ****”.

***, ** ********* *****, ******* ******** *********** *** **** ***** release **** *** **** ******* * *** ******.

*******, ***** ** * ****** ************* *** ** **** ** promote ***** **************. **’* ***** ********* *** ********** *******, *** actual ********** **** *** **** ******.

What ** **** *** ** ******** ***** ****

******* ** ******** ** ‘**********’ ******* *****, ** **** *** to ****** *** *** ********* **** *** **** ** ** ask * *** ***** ********* **** **:

  • **** *** ******* ******* ************* **** ********* *** ********** ******** to ****** ******** **** ******** *** *******? (*** **** ********** ******* ****** ******’* ******** **** ***’* ***********. ***** *** * history ******* *****, ********* *** ** ******** ****** *********, ***** * ******** ******** ****** ************ ***** ****** *** discovered* *** ****** *******.)
  • ** *** ******* **** ** ********* ***** ******* ** ****** unintentionally, **** ** **** **** ********/******* ********** ************? (*** **** ********** “****************”** ***** ********** ** **** ****** *******’ *******. **** ********** is *** * ****** ******* ** ***** *******.)
  • ** **** ** * ******** **** ******, ** ***** * policy ** ****** *********** *** ******* ** **** ** ******** informed? (**** ********** **** ****** ******* “******* ***** *****” ***** ******** ***** ** * ******** **** ******. ***** has******* ************* ************ ******** *****.)
  • ** ***** * ********** ****** ******** **** ****** *********** ** other ********* ********** *** ***** ****? (********* ************* ********** **** * *** ********* **********.***** ** **** ******* ** ****** ************** ************* **** * *** ******** ******* ******* * ******* **** in * ******* ** * *************.)

*********** *** *** ***** ****** ****** ********* **** **** ******* best ******* ** *** ********* *****. ** **** *** ****** if ***** *** “****-*********” ** *******.

Update, *** **:***** **** **** *** *********, **** ***** *** ********* **** to ********* **** ***** *** ****, ************* ** ******** *** data *********** *** ********** ****** **** ****** ********:

"************, ************* ** ***** *** **** *********** *** ********** ** make '******* *** *********** ***********' ********* '*********** **********' - ** is *** ***** *** ********."

******, *** **:*********** *** ** ***** ***** ** *********** ******** ** ***** *** "*****" ** ** ********* ** TÜV ** *** *****.

Comments (17)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

05/29/18 02:08pm

***** ****. *** **** **** * ***** *********** *** **** relation ** **** ** *******. **'* *** **** **** *** buy, **'* *** *** ****** **.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

05/29/18 03:20pm

*'** ******* ** ****** *** ***'* **** ** **** ******** IPVMs ******* *&*'* *** ** **********, **** *** ******** ** GDPR. ***** ** ** **** **** *** *** ************ *** GDPR? ****** ***.....

** * ********* ****, *** ***** ****** ** *** **** affects **** ** ** ******* ** *** ********** ** *** data ****** *** *** ************* *** ********* ** *** ********* it.

*'* **** ** ****** ******** ***** ********* ** **** *********. My ******* ** *********....** ****? **'* *** ***** ****, *** about ********.

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Niall Beazley

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/31/18 07:09am

**** **** *** ******** ***** **** ****** ****** ** **** out **** ******* *&**. *** ** *** **** ** ***** a ******* ****** ** ********** '****** ****' ************ ******. ********* should **** ******* ***** **** **** ********* ******* ******* ** websites ********** ********** ****** **** ******** *** ********!

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Niall Beazley | 05/31/18 07:49am

**** ** **** ******* ***** *** ******** *&** ******** ** the *** ** ******** **** *** ******* ***% **** *********. In *** **** ******** ** *****, **** *** ******** ******* to ** **** - ***** *** ********** ****** ** ******. I’m ******** **** *** **** ** *** *** *** **** years ** *** **** ****** **** *** **** ******** ***********. It ***** ****** *** ******** ** ** ******* **** *** ahead ** *** **** ** ****** - **** * ******* read ** *** *&** **** ******* **** - ** ** course, *** ***** *******?

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Niall Beazley

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 05/31/18 02:30pm

*** ******** ** *** **** ** ***% *********? *** ***** i ** ****** ** **** ******** *** *** **** *** years ** *** ***** *** ********. ***, ***** ** *********** scaremongering, *******, *** ******** ** ****** ********** *************** ** **********. in **** ***** * ****** **** ** * **** *** i **** ** ** ********** **** *** *********** ** * do ***. ****** ** ****. *** ** *** **** ***** bloody **** ******. ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Niall Beazley | 05/31/18 09:45am

***'* ***** *******. *** ****** ** ****** ****** ** ** simply **********. *** ************** **** ******* ***** *** ********** *** the '**** ** ***' ** ** *** **** ** *** various *************. **** ** ***** ** **** * ** ******* at **** ** **** *.* *** * ***** ******* **** GDPR *.* ***** *** ** *** **** ***** * *** court ***** ** ******** ***** *** *******.

**'* ******** ****** ** ** **** **** ***** *** **** products **** ********* *** ** ** **** *****. ** ***** that ***** ** * *** **** ** ** **** ** comes ** ********* *** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

05/29/18 05:07pm

** ***** **** ***** **** ***** ********** ************ **** ** there ** * ******* ******* ** **** ** ** * false *************.

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Michael Gonzalez

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 05/29/18 10:17pm

******, ****'** ******* ** ********* ****** ***** **** *** **, rather **** ***** *** **** ** ******** ** *** ** glad **** ****.

**'* **** ****'** ******* ** *** ** *** ** *** door ** **** ***** ********, ******* *** ******* ** **** the ******** *** ** ** *** **** ******** ***** *** they ****'* ********* ***** ******** *** ** **** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Gonzalez | 05/29/18 10:23pm

*** ********** **** ***** ** **** **** *** ****** ***********. I ** *** ******** **** **** *** **** **** ***** release *** ****'* ********* * ****** **** **** ***'* ********** technical ******* ** ******** ******* ** *********, ***.

**** *** **** ** ***'* *********, ** ** ****** ***** TUV *********** **** **** ****** ******** ***** **** ********** ** certification, ** **** *** ************** **** '******* ****'. ** ********, Dahua ****** **. ** **** ***** ** ** * *********** of ************ *** ******* *********.

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 06/01/18 05:42pm

*** ********** **** ***** ** **** **** *** ****** ***********. I ** *** ******** **** **** *** **** **** ***** release *** ****'* ********* * ******...

**** **** ***** ***** ******* * ******* “****** ***********” ** confused **** ****** ** ****** *** **** ;)

Undisclosed End User #4

05/29/18 09:31pm

***** ***** **** *** ****** ****** ** **** *********, **?

Undisclosed #5

05/29/18 10:21pm

******* *** **** ******** ** *** ******, ******** ** ** a ******** **** ******* ******* ***** ******** *** ******* *** ********, ****** *****, **** *** ******** **** “********* ** ****** with *** ****”.

***** *************** *** ********** *****,

************, **** **-************* ***** **** *** ******* *********** **** *** Privacy ********* ******** ** '****-*****', ******* *** ******* ************************* *** ******** ***** (**) ******* *********," ***** ********.

*** * ******** ** ******** ******* ** ****** *** '****-*****'******** ******* ****, *** ****** **** ** ****** ** ****** **** ***** are ** *************** **** *** ** ********* ** ****** ** suspend ******* ********** (*********** *************), ******** **** ******* ********** **** the **** ** ********. ** ** ******* **** *** *********** is ********* ** ** *********** *** ********* ***********, *** **** all ******** *** **** ******. *** ********* **** ** ***** for *** ***** *** **** ** **-******* ***** *** **********. This ******* **** *** ******* ****************** *** ****** ** ******* **** *** ********.

********** *******’* *********** ******* **** ****’* *** ** ** *** headline *****’* **** ** ****** ****

*** ****** ** **** ** ******** *** **, ** *** EU **** *** '*******' *** ******* ******** ** '*********'.

** *** *****, ** *** ***** **** **** ************ ******* putting *** ***** ** *** ******** *** **** ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 05/29/18 10:27pm

******* ********* ** * ******** ** *** **** ******** **** putting ** ****** ******* *** ****, ****** ******* ********* *** read *** ** **** **** ********* ** *** ****** ** an ************.

***'* *** ******* ********. ***** **** *** ***** **** ***** release *** ** *** ***** *** ********** ** ** *** counter **** **** *** **** *********. **** *** ***** *** clearly **** ***** ******** ** *** **** ******* / ********** than ***** *** ***** ** * ********* ********.

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 05/29/18 11:44pm

******* ********* ** * ******** ** *** **** ********...

******, **** ********. **** **** ******** ********* ************** *******. ****, I ***’* ***** **** ***********’**** ** ** *** ******** ** ** **** **********.

** *** ****, ****** ******* *** *****, ** ** *** to ******* ***** ********** ******, ***** ** ****** ** ****** for **** ** ******** ** *********.

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Mick Brown

05/31/18 08:31am

***** **

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

** *** ******* **** ***** ***** ****** ** ***** *** supposed ** ** ****** ***

*** ****** ***** **** **** ** ***** **** ** ****** with ********

Undisclosed #6

06/01/18 06:57pm

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 06/01/18 08:28pm

* ***** **** ** *** ****** *** **** ***!

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