Hikvision Marketed Russian Factory, It Does Not Exist

Published Aug 23, 2021 13:49 PM

Hikvision marketed a Russian factory, so IPVM checked it on-site, finding no factory. Hikvision declined to comment to IPVM, deleting the marketing after we inquired.

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Inside this note, we examine what Hikvision claimed, what our on-site investigation found, and what Hikvision did in response.

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Marketed ******* *******

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* *** ***** ** *** ***** is 'Сделано в России,' ** '**** ** ******,' ******** at *:**.

** *** ***** ** *:**, ********* claims ** **** ******** 'производство,' ** '**********' ** ***** **********, Russia's ******-******* ****, ** ******** **, 2016 (** *******, **** ********** ** English):

** февраля **** года запущено производство в Санкт-Петербурге.

********** *** ******** ** ***** ********** on ******** **, ****.

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*******-******** *********** ******* **** ******** ** March **** ******* **** ********* *** opening * ***** ********** ******* *** introduced *** ****** ** * '**** in ******' ******* **** ** *** MIPS/Securika **** ****.[*][*]

***** **** *** ********* ***** *** the *** ******** ********** *****, **** has ***** ** ******** **** * Hikvision ******* ** ****** **** *******.

On-Site **********

********* ******** *** ******* ** *** Russia *******,улица Гельсингфорсская, *, ** * ***'************* ******, ** the ******* ** *** ***-******* ******* video. (**** ******* **** ******* ** the *****-****** *********** ******* ********** *****.)

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**** ******* *** ******* ** ***** more ***** *********'* ****** ********** *** 'Made ** ******' ******* ****.

*******, **** *** *** **** * factory, *** ******* * ***********/****** ****** staffed ** *** ********* ** *** fifth ***** ** * ******** ** an ********** ****.

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

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

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********* ********* ** **** *** ***'************* Street ******* ** ***** ************ *** ****** *******; *******, ** * 'тренинговый центр,' ** '******** ******,' *** *** as * ******* ** ********** ******:

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****, ****** *** ***-******* ********* ******* video, ***** ******** * **** ** staff ******* ******* **** ********** (*** screencap *****), ** *** ** ******* assembling ******** ** *** ***** ********** facility:

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********* *** **-**** **********, **** ********** Hikvision ** ***** ********** ** *** about *** '**** ** ******' ******* line. *** **** *** ********* ** Moscow *** ******** ** ** ********** who ********** ******* ** * ******* and ******* **** ********* *** ** 'Made ** ******' *******.

* ****** **** ******** ** *********'* Moscow ****** **** **********.

Hikvision ******* *****

********* ******** ** ******* ** ****'* request, *******:

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** **** ******* ** ******* ** the *****.

** *** *** **** **** ******** Hikvision's ********, ********* ******* ************ *******.

Benefits ** ****** *************

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*** ******* ********** *****'* ***** *****-**** technology, ******** ************ *** ******** ****** *********** ** *****:

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** ***** ** *** ******* **********'* stance ** *** *** ** ******* technology, ***** **** ** ****** ***** facilitate ***** ** ******* ********** ********.

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