ONVIF Reactivates Dahua and Hikvision As US Adjusts Sanctions Terms
ONVIF is fully reactivating Dahua and Hikvision as the US government has adjusted the terms of its Entity List sanctions.
In 2019, ONVIF suspended Dahua and Hikvision following US government sanctions for human rights abuses.
In this note, we examine what changed and how this impacts Dahua and Hikvision.
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