Retired USAF General on China Video Surveillance Risks
Retired USAF Brigadier General Robert Spalding told IPVM about China video surveillance risks including relabelling Hikvision and Dahua products.
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*** ** **** ** *** *********. It's *** **'* ** ********* **** we ******** **** ***** ******* *** begin ** ****** **** *** ********** technology, ******, *** ******* ** **** societies ****** ** **** ********* *** for *** ******* ** ******** ** free *********, ** **** ** *** inspire ***** *******, ************ ***** ** emerging ****** *********, ** **** ****** lives *** ***** ******** ******* ***** types ** **********.
** *** ***** **** *** ******** to ***** ****** ***** ****** **** is **** ** ********* ******** *************? Is ** ** ****** ** ****?
****, **'* ********, ** ** ** simple ** ****. *** *** *********** of ** ******** ******** **** *** government *** *** *********** ** *** been ******* ** **** ** *** fact **** **** ** * ******* of ******** ********. ** ******* ********** Act, ***** *, *** ****, ***** are ***** ********* ** *** ************ of *** ******** ******** ** ******* reshoring ** *************.
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*** **** *******, ***** ******* ** China ****** ** **** *********, *** they ****** ** **** ********* ******* any ******* **** *** ********* ***** rights **********, *****'* **** ** ****** rule ** ***, ** ********* ***** to ********* *** **** ***** ******.
*** ** ***** ******** ** **** on *** ********* ***** *** ***** of ***** ** *********** ******** *****, Honeywell. ********* *** * **** **** of ******* **** ** ***** *** that *** ** **** ************ ** Dahua, *** ****** **** ** *******. How ** *** **** *********'* ******** of ******* ***** ******** **** *** indistinguishable **** ***** *** ** ***** of *******'* ******** **** *** ******* manufacturer?
****, **** ****** ** ******* ** such, **** ****** **, ******* ** the **** **** *** **********, ************, and *********** ** **** **** *** Chinese ********* ***** ** ********** ** undertake ** * ****** ***** ** a ****** ** ***********. ** ** not **** **** ******** ****. ** is ********* ** ** ******* ******* in ******** ******** ** *** ******* Communist *****. ***** **** ** ** become, ** ***-** *** ****, *** Saudi ****** ** ****. **** ** for *** ******* ** ******** **** the ******* ********* ***** ********* ** paramount **********.
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***, ** ******** **** **** *** going ** ** ** ********** ************* feature ** *** ****** ********. **** the ******* ********* ***** ******** ** that, **** *** **** * ****** built ** * ********** ** **** data, ***** ** **** ** **** today, *** ** *** **** *** use ** **********, **** *** **** a ****** ****'* **** *** ***** that **** *** ******* ** ******* a *** ** **** ** ****** turn **** **** *****. ** *** aggregation ** **** ****** ******* *** aggregation ** *****.
**** *** *** ******* **** **** and ***** ** *** ** ** different ******. * *********** **** ** China, **** * *** * ******* Attaché. *** *** *** **** *****, to ***** ****, *** **** ** into *** **********, *** ***** ***** your ***** *****, ***** **** ** pull *** * ****** ****, ******* your **** *** **** ** ******** the ***********. * ****** ******* *** by **** *** ****** *** **** food.
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**********. *** ********** * **** ** as * ******* ** **** *****'* really ** *** ** *** ****** it. *****'* ******* ********** ***** ** Alibaba **** ******* ******* ****** ***** major **** ** ***** **** ******* around *** *****. ***, *** *** that **** ****** ** ** ** is ** ***'** ***** *** * camera, **'* **** ****** **** ** China. ****'* *** *** **** ****'** accomplished ****. ** **** *** **** to ****** *** ****** ************** **** powers, **** ******* ***** ******* ** be ******** ** * **** ******.
* ***** * *** **** ********** in ********** *** ** *** ***** able **, *** ****, **** *** government ******* **** ****************** *** ***** service ********* ***** ************** **** ********** data *********** ** * *** ********* of * ***** *** ********** ******* in *** **** *******. ** ****'* the ******* ******* **** *'** **** on *** ****** ***** ***** ***.
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"** *** **** ** ******** ******** as ********** *** ***** ********* *** monitoring ** **** **********, **** **** is *** **** ****** *** *** would *** **** ***** *******."
*** ** ****** *** ************ ** this ******* ** ****** ** *****.
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***** ***** “******** *************” **** ** our ******, ** “**** ***** ****” that *** ****, **** ******** *** you ***’* *** *****.
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** ***'* **** ******* ********** ************ though, **** ********* ******* ***** ***** rates **** ** ********* **********. ********* happily ******** *** ***** ***** ***** products *** **** * ***** ***.
***** ***** **** ***** *** ****** leaders **** *** **********. *** **** other ********* **** *********** **** ***** laws **** **** ****** ** ******, Microsoft, ******** *** **** ****** *** business *** ***** ** ********* ***** laws? ** ***** *** *** * $500 ******* ****** *** * ****** $200 ******* ***** *** *** *********** Helicopter. ** **** ** ****** *** own ****** ***** ** ***** ******* as * ******** *** *** ****** guy ****.
“*** **** *** *** ******* ** pay *** * **” **** ****** “Made ** ‘******?””
**’* ****, ** *** ******** *** golden *** ** **********. *** *** that *** ** *********, **** **.
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****** ***** ***** ***.
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***, **** *** ***** ** **** sense.
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