UK Defines 'Sensitive Sites' Where PRC Cameras Are Banned
The UK has officially clarified what is, and what is not, considered a 'sensitive site', a major development as the UK's PRC camera ban originally gave no such details.
The UK government also says it will submit an annual report about its progress removing PRC cameras.
Hikvision and Dahua face increasing challenges in the UK, with Hikvision UK staff decreasing and both firms recently marketing against the NDAA but omitting any mention of the UK's own restrictions.
Executive *******
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'Sensitive *****' ********** *********
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"Clear **********" *********
*** ** ** *** "***** ** offer * ***** **********" ** ********* sites: ********* **** **** ****** ********* or *** ********* **** ** *********/****** with * ******** *********, *** * September ****************** ***** **************** *******-*****:
* ** ***** **offer * ***** ********** of the sites that our commitments regarding physical surveillance will apply to. Our commitment will apply to government departments and cover their sensitive sites, which are:any ******** ** ******* **** ********* ***** ****** ******** or above; any location that hosts a *********** ********** ** ********* ******* ********* ******* *********; any ******** ***** ** ********* **** ** ********* [emphasis added]
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- ********** ******, ******
- ****** ** *********** (*.*. ** **********), London
- *** ******** ************* ********, *********
- ******** ** ******* **** ********, ******
- ********** ************* ************ (********** ** *** NSA ** *** **)
(****, ** **** **** ******** *** UK's ******* ******** ********* ******************.)
Not *******: *********, *******, ******* *******
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*** *** ***** **** **where ***** ******* *** *******. The level of risk in recycling *******, ******* *******, ******* ** ********* does *** ***** the level of threat that we potentially face on sensitive sites. These arenot *** ***** **** ***** ********* ** ** ******** ** * ******* *****, and they do not contain the type of material that would be particularly useful to them. [emphasis added]
**** ** * ******** ** *****' **** ***, ***** ****** *** (*******) ******** without ********** ** ** *** **** of ********.
'Does *** ****** ** ***** ****** ******'
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******* ****** ***** *** ******* **************~**% ** *** ** *********** "*** use ********* *** *****" ** ****.
Annual ****** ** *** ****** ********
******************* ******** * ********** *** ** "annual ******* ****** ** **********" ********* the **'* ******** ** ******** *** cameras:
* ** **** ***** ** ******—*** this ** *********—**an ****** ******* ****** ** ********** ********* ******** ** *** ********** to remove from government departments’ sensitive sites physical surveillance equipment subject to the national intelligence law of China. [emphasis added]
*** ************ **** ** ******* ***** when **** ****** ***** ***** ** released. ******** *******-******************* *** ** **** ******* * timeline *** *** ******* ** *** cameras "****** * ******" ** *** Procurement **** ***** ********** ******, ***** is ******** ** ******* ******* *** ** **********.
US **** **********
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*** ** *** **** **** * broader******* *** **** ******* **** * specific ********* (*********, *****, ******, ***, Hytera) ******* *** ** *** ****** all *** ********* ("********* ******** ** companies ******* ** *** ******** ************ Law ** *** ******’* ******** ** China").
**** ***** *** **** ********* *** Dahua, *** **** *******, *** ******** by **** ** ***. **** **** creates ********** *** ** ****** ** relabeled *** ******* *** *** *** be ***** **** *** ****** ********** equipment.
Partial *******/****** ********
*** ****** ***** ** *** **'* ban ** * ******* ******* *** Hikvision *** *****, ** ** ***** the ***** *** ******** ** ******* sell ** *** **** ******** ** their *****.
*******, *** ********* ****** ** ***** blacklisted **** *** ******* ****** ** government ** *****, ******** ******** ****-**** effects *** *** *****' *****. ** could **** ********* ***** ***** ** the ** **********, ********** ***** ***********, to **** **** ** ***** *** bans. **** **** **** ********* *** Dahua******** *************** *** **** ** *** **, but ******* *** ******* ** *** UK's *** ************.
Procurement **** **********
***** ******* **** ********* ****** * Parliamentary*********** *** **'* *********** ****. *** Procurement **** *********** ** *********(****** **) ******* *** ******* ** PRC ************ **** **** *** ** government's ****** *********** *******. *******, *** sitting ** ********** *** *********************** ********* *** ****/************** ********** ******* ******* ** ********* **.
UPDATE: "** ********" - ***** ********
***** ***** **** "** ********" **** the **'* ************* **** *** ******** pose * **** ** ** "********* sites". ******* ***** **** ** **** "continue ** ******* ** *****" ***** the *** **** *** ****** ** other ********* **** *********.
*** *****'* **** *********, *** *****:
** * *******, ***** ********** ** always ********* ** *** ********* ****** the ** ******, ********* **** **** in-class ******** *** ******** *** ******* them ******** ** *** ************ **** may ****** *** **********.
*** ****** ** ********* *** **** follow *** ******* ** *** *********** Bill. *** *** ********* ** ****** to **** **** ***** ** ***-**** 2024 *** **** *** **** ** any ********* *** ** ******* ********.
** ******** **** *** ******** ************ our ******** *** ******** ****** ** longer ** **** ** ********** ‘********* sites’ ***** **** **** * ‘****’. However, ** **** **** *** ****** to ***** ********* **** ** ******* centres ** *********, ** **** ******** to ******* ** *****, ******** ** extremely **** *************, ******* *** ******* standards ** *** ******.
***** ********** *** **** *** **** always ** ***** ********* **** *** the ********** **** *** *********** ** each ****** ** ***** ** *******, creating ***** *** ******* ************ *** its *****.
******: ***** ***** **** "** ********" with *** **'* ************* **** *** products **** * **** ** ** "sensitive *****". ******* ***** **** ** will "******** ** ******* ** *****" since *** *** **** *** ****** to ***** ********* **** *********.
*** *****'* **** *********, *** *****: