Taiwan Government Bans China Tech Including Dahua and Hikvision
Published Aug 17, 2021 12:57 PM
Taiwan has banned using PRC China tech products across its government, including Dahua and Hikvision, ordering these be removed by the end of 2021. Watch the 90-second video to learn more:
The broad ban covers PRC hardware, software, and services "in order to avoid theft of government and intelligence information" and avoid "risking national cybersecurity".
Taiwan's move shows more countries - including one with an ethnically Chinese majority - are joining an expanding movement (e.g., the USA NDAA and the UK Foreign Affairs Committee's recommendation).
In this post, IPVM examines this ban and its impact.
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Comments (9)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Aug 17, 2021
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Aug 17, 2021** ***** * **** ** ********* that ******* ****** ** ***** ** ban *** *************? * *** ******:- UK- ***- ***** *****- ******- * think *********... ** * ******* *** country?
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Aug 17, 2021****** *** ***** ************ (*.*., ****, GeoVision, *******, *****, ******, *******, ***.)
** * **** ***** *** ********* cam ** *** ***... ** *** isn't **** ****** (?)
Ethan Ace
Aug 17, 2021***, ********* *** ******* ******* *** models.** ****** *** ****.
***** ** ****** ** ***** **** or ********** ** **** ** ********* Uniview, ******, ** ** **** *** to ***** ** ******* ******* **** the ******'* *************, *** **, ** other ************.
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Aug 23, 2021... ** ***** **** ********* ** ****** ********** ***TAICS *** ***** ******** ********* are either entirely Made in TAIWAN, or had passed it's government endorsed non-profit organisation "Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards" hardware/software/firmware tests for cybersecurity-compliance and are OK for government usage.
**** ** ************ ******* ******** *****´* *******.
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Aug 17, 2021* ***'* **** **** ********. ** Hikuawei *** ***** ******** ******* ** cybersecurity ******** ***** ** ***** ******* of ******, *** ******* ********** ***** to ** ****** *** **** * few *******. ****'* ** **** *** CCP **** ************ ** ********* "********" any ***** ***-****** ******* **** ********* them **** **** ****?
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Aug 17, 2021**** ** ****** ** ******* **** a ******* ** ******** ************* *** their ****. ****, **** *** ******* of ****** *** ******** ******* *** needed....
U
Undisclosed #7
Aug 23, 2021* ***'* **** **** ********. ** Hikuawei *** ***** ******** ******* ** cybersecurity ******** ***** ** ***** ******* of ******, *** ******* ********** ***** to ** ****** *** **** * few *******.
**, *** **** **** ********. ** does *** *** ******* ****:
*** *** *** ******** "** * broad *****" *** ******* ** *** ban, *.*. ***** ** ** **** of ******** *** *********
JH
John Honovich
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