NYPD Refutes False SCMP Hikvision Story

By: John Honovich, Published on Jan 18, 2019

The NYPD has refuted the SCMP Hikvision story, the Voice of America has reported.

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Comments (7)

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Jonathan de Chateau

01/18/19 10:54am

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jonathan de Chateau | 01/18/19 01:17pm

****** ******* **** *** article **** ****** ***'* take *** **** ** check **** *** ******'* other ******** ** **** did.   ** **** **** it *** **** ** at **** ***** *** knowing the ****** ** * fiction ******.  * ****** "that ** *** *******" is **** ****** **** a ** ******* ** this *********.  

*******, * ** ***** that ********* *** ********** is ****.  ** **** wasn't ** **** **** (responding ** **** *******) or ** ***********'* **** of *** ********** ** the ****** ** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Jonathan de Chateau | 01/18/19 07:52pm

* ***** *********'* ******* response ** ****** *** IPVM ******* ** ** ignore ** ** **** point. *****, *****, ** indifferent *****'* ******. **** will **** ***** ***** heads ** *** **** and ******* ** *****'* exist.  

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/18/19 11:04pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/18/19 10:59pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/18/19 11:29pm

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01/21/19 07:34pm

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