UK Ministry of Defence "Guidance Is Not To Use / Install Hikvision"
The UK Ministry of Defence has quietly issued guidance "not to use/install Hikvision equipment", though other government departments are using Hikvision cameras anyway, official documents reveal.
The US, Australian, and Taiwan militaries have publicly banned PRC state-controlled Hikvision from their networks over national security concerns. The UK military has similar concerns.
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