Hikvision Ezviz Touts Robust Security

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 11, 2016

Hikvision's poor security track record, Chinese government ownership and hiding of their own brand in the consumer space has raised many concerns about their direct sales to American consumers. Indeed, a Google Consumer survey showed significant resistance.

Now, Hikvision has gone public with a statement explaining and defending their security.

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