Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowes Drop Dahua Lorex
Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe's dropped Lorex (Dahua) products after IPVM and TechCrunch reached out to the retailers about them selling products from a manufacturer deemed a threat to US national security as well as being sanctioned for human rights abuses.
In this report, we examine the issues involved, share responses from the companies involved including Best Buy, Dahua, and Home Depot as statements from US Representative Claudia Tenney (who co-sponsored the FCC bill that passed the House last week) and US Senator Marco Rubio who called Lorex "just Dahua by another name" amongst their remarks to IPVM.
IPVM is co-reporting this story with TechCrunch, see the TechCrunch article: US retail giants pull Chinese surveillance tech from shelves
Lorex **********
******* * ******-***** ********** ** ***** that ***** ***** ************ ******** ******** to *** **** *** *** ******, sold ******* *** *** ****** ** North *******.***** ******** **** *** *** ***** from **** ** ******* $** ******* ***, ** **** time *** ********** **** ***** **** $100 ******* ** *******.
**** **** ***** *****, *** ******** prominently ********* **** **** **** ** FLIR **** ** *** ***** *** inside *** **** *********.
*****, ***** ******** **** ** ******* of ***** ***** *** ******** ** Dahua. *******, ***** **** **** **** they **** "***** *********** **** *** retail ********".
Big *** ****** ****** ** "******** *********" ** *****
**** *** ********** ******* *** ************ to ******, ***'* ****, **** *****, Lowe's, *** **** *** ******* ******** ****** ** ******** ********* ** Lorex ** *****'* *******.
**** **** ***** ************* **** ***** two ***** ***, *** * ********* were ******* ***** ** ***** ********.
Home *****, ****'*, *** **** *** **** ***** ***** ****/********** ******* ***
**** ***** *** ****'* ****** ***** products *** ** ***** ******** ** Tuesday, ******* **, * **** ***** IPVM *** **** ****** ******* *** about *****/*****'* ************* *** ***** ****** concerns. **** *** ********* ** **** via ***** **** ** ** ****** its ************ **** *****.
Home ***** ***** *****
**** ***** ********** ***** ******* ******** in ***** ********* *** ******** ***** from ***** *******:
**’** ********* ** ********* *** ******* standards ** ******* ******** *** ** immediately ******* ******* ******** **** ***** when **** *** ******* ** *** attention.
*** ******* **** ***** ***** **** shows ***** *** ** ***** ******** available:
Best *** "************* *** ************" **** *****
**** *** ********* ** **** *** email ** ******, ******* **, ****, that "** ** ************* *** ************ with *****."
*******, ***** ******* *** ***** ** for **** ** **** ***'* *******, though, ***** **** ***'* *********, **** may ** ******* *******. ** **** update ***********.
Lowe's ***** *****
****'* *** *** ******* ** *** communication **** ****/********** *** ********* ****** Lorex ******** *** *** **** ***** being ********* ** **** *** **********.
****'* ******* ********* ***** ** ******* for ***** ******** *******:
**** *** ********* ****'* ** ******* the ********* *** ***** ******** ** longer ***** **** ** ****'*. *******, IPVM *** *** ******** * ********.
Dahua: "***** ***********" ************** **** ****** ********
** ******* **, ****, ****** **** Depot *** ****'* ******* ***** ******** from ***** ********, ***** ********* ** IPVM's ******** ***** ***** ***** **** in ***** ******* ********** **** ***** is "***** ***********" **** *** ****** partners ***** *****'* *********:
***** ** ***** *********** **** *** retail ******** ***** *** ********* *** have **** ***** *** *********** ** 2018. ** *** **** ********* ** touch **** *************** ** ***** ********* in ****** ** ******* ********** *** compliance ******, ********* ********** *** ********* they **** ***** *** ***’* ******** rulemaking.
***** **** *********:
***** *** ******** ** *** ***** American ****** *** **** **** ****** years, ********* *** **** ***** ***** since ******** ** ******** ******-***** ********** of ***** **********. ***** *** ********, Lorex *** ******* ****** *** ********** customers ** **** ****** **** ******* security ******** *** *********. *** ***** as * ******* ** ** ******** together *** **** ********** ** *** world, ***** ** *** ****** *** specifications *** ** *** ***** ********-***** teams. **** ******** ******** **** *****, as **** ** ***** ******* **** other *********. *** ***** ** *********** technologies **** *****-******* *** ********** * value-added ***** ******* *** ***-**** ********* is *** ** *** **** ****** used ** *** ***** ****** ******* including ******** ***********, *** *******, ********** and ****.
No ***** ******** ***** **** ***** *** ****'* **** *****
*******, *** *** ***** **** ******** Dahua's ********, **** ***** ********* **** the ******* *** ****** ***** *** of *** *******, *** **** ********** that ****'* *** ***, ******** ****'* did *** ****** **** ** *** doing **.
** ******* **, ****, **** ******* back *** ** ***** ****** ***** Home ***** *** ****'* ********* ** pull ***** **** ***** ********. **** asked ***** ******* **** ***** *** Lowe's ******** ** ** ***** ********** resellers. *******, ***** *** *** ******* to **** ****** ******* *** *******.
** *** **** ***** ********, **** will ****** **** ****** ***********.
Representative ****** ********
********************* ******, *** **-********* ********* ********* *** ***** ******** ****** the *****, ********* ** **** ** *** dangers ** ** ********* ******* ***** and ***** ** ********* *********:
Dahua *** ********* ***** ****** ******
***** *** ********* **** **** ******** involved ** ************ ***** ****** ****** against ******* ** ********, ** **** has ********** ********. **************** ******** ***** **** $* *********** ****** *** *** ******** ** Xinjiang ******* ********* "****-**** ****** ********" ** PRC ******, ******'* *********** ** ***** ****** violations ** *****.
***** ********** ********** ***** *** ********* in ****** ****** *** ********* ** *** US "****** ****" ************ ******* "***** entities **** **** ********** ** ***** rights ********** *** ****** ** *** implementation ** *****'* ******** ** **********." The ****** ****** ** *** ****** list ***** ** ********* **** *** allowed ** **** ** ***** *** Hikvision. **********, *** ** ********** ********** any ************ ** ****** **** ********* to "***** * '*** ****'".
Senator ***** ******** ** ****** ***** ** ****** ****
******** ***** *** ***** *** *** on *** ****** ****, ************ *****,*** ********** *** ****** ********* ************ ********* ******, ****** **** ***** ***** *****'* ***** rights **********, **** **** **** ***** ****** be ***** ** *** ****** ****:
World ****** ******** ********
****** ***, *** ********* ** ******** ****** ********, **** ****** *** ** *********' complicity ** ***** ****** ****** ** his ******* ** ****:
Costco ********* ** **** *****
****** ********* ** **** ***** ******* on *** *******, ******* **** *** TechCrunch ********** *** ************* *** ***** rights ******** **** ***** ********. *********, 10 ******* ***** **** *** ********* to ******** ******.
******'* ***** ** ***** ** *-******* Kit **** * *******, ********* **** in ******, ***** **** * ****** concierge ******* ***** ******* ******** ** the *** ** *** ***. **** packaging, ********* ** ******, ***** **** Costco ******** ********** **** ***** ** sell **** ******* ****** *** ** its **********.
****** *** *** ********* ** *** request *** *******.
Sam's **** ********* ** **** *****
***'* ******** ********* ** **** ***** ******* online.
***'* **** *** *** ********* ** our ******* *** *******.
Lorex ********* ********** ********* **** ***** ***** ******** ******
***** **** ******* *** ** ***** about *** ***** ***** ******* *** national *********, ***** ********** ***** "********** resellers" ****, *** ******** *** "******** retail" ******* **** *** "******** *** online ******" *******, ******** *** ***** of *** * ****** ** *** contacted.
***, ******** "********** *********" ********* **** ****, ********* *****:
*** * ******** ********* *** ***** included ** **** ****, ****** *** Sam's ****. *******,***'* **** ** ***** ******* ***** cameras ** *** *******. **** ******* *** ** ***** asking *** ***'* **** *** **** out ** **** ****, **** ****** it ********* ** **** *****. ** and **** **** ******** * ********, we **** ****** **** ****** ***********.
** ******* *** ** *** * national ********* *** **** *** ********* other ******** ** ****** ****.
Planned ***** ************* *** ******
**** ** **** ************* ********* ***** sold ** *** ** *** **** report ** *** ******** ** *** coming *****.
**** **** ***** *****, *** ******** prominently ********* **** **** **** ** FLIR **** ** *** ***** *** inside *** **** *********.
*****, ***** ******** **** ** ******* of ***** ***** *** ******** ** Dahua.
** ** ****, **** **** ***** Lorex, *** ******* **** ***** ******** by *****, *** **** **** ** mention ** **** **** ** *** product **** *’* ***** **.
*** ****'* ****! ****** **'* ******* for ********** ** **** ***** ********* but *** **** ******* *** ************* to **** ***** *** ******* *****.
***** *** *** *** *********** **** blame ****?
*** **** **** **** **** ******** over ***** ****** ******, * ******* restriction ** ******* **** *** ********** notified ****?
****** *******.
** *** ****** ***** *****, **** pulled **** ***** ** ***** ****, even ****** *** *** ******** ******** threat **** *** **** ****** *** 7 ****** *** *** ********* **** a *** ***** ***.
*** ***** ********* ******* ** **** them ***, ** ****** ** ******* because **** **** *** *********.
**** **** ***** **** *** *** conspicuous. *** ** ********. **** **** the ******* ********** ******** **, *** even **** ******** ****** ****** ***********, once *** ***** ******* **** *** Waltons, ** *****, *** **** **.
**** ** * ***** *****. ***** are ** **** ***'* **** *** Dahua *** ********* ******** ** ***** foundation. ******** *** ***** ****** ***** is ********, *** ***** *** *** not *********, *** ******* ******** ****** associated **** *** ******** *** *** chipsets ** *** ******* ****** ***** anyone ***** ********. ******* *** *** rest ** *** ***** **** *** their ******* ******** *********** *** *****, and ********* (*** **** *** **** to ****) *** ******** *** **** manufacturers *** ******** **** *** ***********.
******* *** *** *** **** **** them **.
******* ***** ** ** ******** *** could ******* ** *** ********* ********* that ****** ** ***'* ***** **** if * ****** ** ******* ****** bought * *** ****** ****** *** use ** ***** ******* **** *** placed ** ***** *******, *** ********** resulted ** ***** ******* ********** ** a ******. *** ************* ********* **** defaulted ** ** **** ** *** retail ********. ***** **** ******* **** many ***** **** *** ******** **** the **** *** *****. **** *** the ********* ****** ** ****** *** Sam's ** *** **** **** *** selling ******** **** ***** ***** ******* at ****.