US FCC: Dahua and Hikvision "Deemed A Threat" To National Security

Published Mar 15, 2021 13:12 PM

The US FCC has "released a list of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to national security", calling out Dahua and Hikvision among 5 China technology manufacturers as an "unacceptable" risk.

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Inside this note, we review the US FTC's move, and what this means for the world's 2 largest video surveillance manufacturers.

Executive *******

*** ** *** ********* * ****** ******:

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*** ******'* ****, ***** ** *** 2019 ****, ***** ***** *** ********* as **** ** ***** ************ *** affiliates **** ******* ** ***** ************ services ******** ***** ***** *********:

*** ****** ***** ********* *** *********** of * ******* **** ********** ******* equipment ** ******** ******** ** *** following ********: (*) ****** ************ *******, (2) *** ***********, (*) ****** ************** Corporation, (*) ************************ ********** *******, *** (*)*************** *******. *** ********* ** ***** entities ** *** ******* **** ******* both ** ************ *** ********** ** these ********, ** **** ** ** “telecommunications ** ***** ************ ******** ******** by **** ******** ** ***** **** equipment.” [******** *****]

*** ****** ****** ***** ***** *** "deemed ** **** ** ************ **** to *** ******** ******** ** *** United ******".

Prohibit *** *** ** ******* *********

**** **** ********* *** ***** ** the****** ******** ***** ****,********** "*** ** ******* ********* ** purchase ********* ** ******** ****** ** pose ******** ******** *****". **** ******* subsidies**********-**** *****/******** ******** *** ***-********* **************. *** *********** ***** **** ******* subsidy ******** ** **** ** ******* covered *****/********, *.*. ***** *** **, 2021.

Reimbursement ******* ** *******

*** ******* *********** * '************* ******* **** provided *** *** *********** ** ************** equipment ** ******** **** ***** **** risks". **** ******* **** ***** ***** May **, ****.

********** *** ************* **** **** ** submit * "****" *** "********* ******* and ***********" ***** **** * "******** timeline", *** *** ******. **** ********, recipients ****** "********, ****, *****, ** otherwise ****** ******* ************** ********* ** services, ***** ************* ***** ** *** other ***** (********* ***** ******* **** private *******)".

Impact ** ***** *** *********

********* *** ***** *** **** ** largely ********** ** *** **** ** FCC ******* ********, ************, **** ****** will ******* ********** ** ***** **** using ********* *** ***** ** ** explicitly ******** **** ******** ******** *******. More ********, **** **** ********** *** integrators **** ******* **** ** *** Hikua ****, ****** ** ** *********** **** ***.

No ***** ****

**** ****** *** ***** ************ ******** has ******** ** ****** *** * reversal ** ****** ***** *** ***** administration ******* ***** *** *********. ** a *******, **** **** ** *** such * ********. ******, ** ******** to **** ****, *****-***** *** *********** China ************ *** **** "******** ** '******* *****' ******".

China ******* ****** ***** ****

** *** **** ******, *** *** has ******* ** *** ***** ******* video ************ ** * ****** ** the ***'* *** ********. *** *******, China ************* ** ****:

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Poll / ****

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Robert Wren Gordon
Mar 15, 2021
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************* * *** ******* **** **** was ******** ** ******* ***** **** outlet **** (********** ** ******* ** AFP) ** ****** *********:

Три китайские компании попали в список угроз нацбезопасности США

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 15, 2021

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John Honovich
Mar 15, 2021
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 15, 2021

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John Honovich
Mar 15, 2021
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
May 18, 2021

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Undisclosed Integrator #6
May 18, 2021

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** *** *****, * ******* (*** do *** **** *** *******) **** they ***** **** **** *********** ** they ****** *****, ******* *** ******** **** ** *** **** *****-** way ** ******* ****. *** ****** sure *** *** ***** ** ******* about ******. ** ***'** ******** **** John ***** **** *** **** *** like ***** *** *********, ***'* ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
May 19, 2021

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*'* *** ******* ** ******** ***** John, *** *************** ** ********; * have ** ***. * ***'* ***** agree **** *** ** *** **** points; ***********, ***** ******* ** *******, even **** * **** ** ** wrong. * **** ***'* **** **** he/they *** **** ***** *** ** what * *** ** *** *** like. **** * ** **** ** that ** ** ***'* ***** ****** more ********* ** *** ****** **** are *********** **** ****** *** *** countries, ** **** *** ****** **** the ******* **** ***** ********* ***....

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David Studeman
Mar 16, 2021

*********? **** **** *** ** ** with ****** *******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 16, 2021

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********* - *********

:******** ** ******** ** ****** ****** or***********. (********* *****)

**** *****, ** ********** ******** (*********** use) ** *** ***** ** **** website.

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John Honovich
Mar 16, 2021
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John Honovich
Mar 15, 2021
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******** ***** *** ******* ****:

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****, ** *** ** ***** *** side, ***** *** ********* **** *** advertised ** ** ***** **** *** the **** *** ******. ** **** be *********** **** ***** ******* ** do *** *** **** ********** ***** historical ******** ***** *** ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 16, 2021

****

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Abdelhamid Metwally
Mar 16, 2021
IPVMU Certified

*** **** *** ***** * ******* firms?

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Charles Rollet
Mar 16, 2021

******, ***, *** ****** -*** ****:

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Undisclosed End User #2
Mar 16, 2021

******** ********** ************* *** **** ** ask *********,

"**** *** ******** *** ******** ******** around **** ********'* ****?"

** **, ******* ******* ***** *** by ********* **** ********** ********** ****!

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
Mar 16, 2021

***** ****** ** * "*****" ** the ****.

*** ****** **** ********** ****** **** Hikua ******** (*** ********* ****** **** because * ***** *** **** ** Chinese ************ **** **** *** **** proven) **** *** ****** **** ** ability ** ****** "***** ****" ************ or *********, ** ******/******** ****** ******?

* *** *** **** *** *******, but ** ********* *** *******. * would *** *** ***** ** * bank, ********** ******, ************** *******, ***. but ** ******* ** ******* ** those *** ****. ** * **, I **** ****** ** ***** ******* like **** ** ******. ******* * question *** ** ******** "******" *** what ** ****** *****. ** ******* cybersecurity *****, ** *********?

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John Honovich
Mar 17, 2021
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* ***'* ******* ****** *** *** or *** ********** ******** ***** *** assumption ** '******** *****'. *** ********* are:

(*) ** *** ***** **** ***** is ** *** *** ******* ** use *** ****, ** **, ** these *******?

(*) ** *** ***** **** ***** is ** *** *** ******* ** use *** **** ********* ** ******** updates ** *** *******?

(*) ** *** ***** **** ***** is ** *** *** ******* ** use ***** ******* ********* ** ***** cloud ******** (***-*******, ***.))?

* ***** *** ****** **** **** (PRC -> ***, *** *** -> PRC) ** **, **, **.

*******: ***** ***** ******* **** **** week -** ******* ****** *****’* ******** ** be ***** *** *** ‘** *** second’

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John Honovich
Mar 17, 2021
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Ray Karim
Mar 17, 2021

*** *****'* *** *** *** *******? Why ***'* **** *** ********, ******, tiktok, ********* *** *** ***** ******** that ***** ******* ***** *'* ** and **** *'* ********?

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Robert Shih
Mar 23, 2021
Independent

**** **** ***** *** **** ****** already. **'* ******* ***** ******** (****** for ****** ***** ** *** *** to ***) *** *** ******** ** a ******* ********* **** ***** ** diminish ** ** *** ************* ***** by ******** *** ************ ********. ****'* in ******** ** *** *** ***** things **** **** ** ** **** with *****. ** **, **** ***'* get *** **** *********, *** ********** so. **** ****** ** *** * false *********** ** ** ******* ******* debate.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
May 18, 2021

". **'* ******* ***** ******** (****** for ****** ***** ** *** *** to ***) *** *** ******** ** a ******* ********* **** ***** ** diminish ** ** *** ************* ***** by ******** *** ************ ********. "

***'** *******; ***** ******** *** ******** to ******** *********** **** **** ** control *** ****** ** ****** **** speech, ***** ** **** *****. ** are ***** ******** **** ******. ** need ** ***** ***** ********. *****'* biggest *** ***** - *** **** crumble **** *** ****** ***....

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Robert Shih
Oct 03, 2021
Independent

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Jack Pestaner
Mar 18, 2021

*** ** ** **** ******* ****** decided ** **** *** *** *** go **** *********'* **** ********* ****, as *** *****/*********** *** ****** *****, and ** *** ***** ********. *** client ********** ******* *** ********** *** HIK ***** ** ** ****** ***** we ********* * **** ****** ******.

** **** ****** **** ***/***** **** not ** **** ** ******* *** US ****** ***** *** *** ************** doubling **** ** *** ************, *** it **** ******* **** **** **** alternatives **** ******* **** ** *** void.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Mar 18, 2021

** ***** ** ******** ******* ** on *** *** **** **** ******** with *** *******:

******* ****** *** ********* ******* **** drives ** ******, ********** **** **** STX - *** ***

******* ****** *** ********* ******* **** drives ** ******, ********** **** **** The ******** **********'* ****** ** ******** and ******** ** ******* ******* ********** over * ******** ****** ** ********* imposed ** *****, *** ********** ****'* Bill ***** *******. ********* ** *** people ******** **** *** *****, ******* is ********* ** ********** ******* **** drives ** ****** ************ **** ********* microchips ******* ** ****** ******** ***** the *** *** ********** ** ******.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Oct 02, 2021

“**** ****** *** ***** ************ ******** has ******** ** ****** *** * reversal ** ****** ***** *** ***** administration ******* ***** *** *********.”

**** ** ****** ******** ** **. It’s ***** ** ********** ******* * distinctly ****** *** ***** *********** ******* me: “** ***** **** **** *********/***** is ***** ** **** ******* **’* best ******* **** *****!”

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Oct 02, 2021

**** ** ****** ******** ** **. It’s ***** ** ********** ******* * distinctly ****** *** ***** *********** ******* me: “** ***** **** **** *********/***** is ***** ** **** ******* **’* best ******* **** *****!

** ***'* **** ******** *** ** likes *** ******. ** *** ** friends ***, **** ****** *******.

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Robert Shih
Oct 03, 2021
Independent

**'* ****** ** ** *** ********* don't *** ** *** ******* ********** to ******* ***** ********* ********* *** thus ***'* *** ****** *** ******.

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