PRC China's ZKTeco "USA" Deceives
ZKTeco USA is escalating its marketing of being a USA company while systematically omitting mention of China.
However, ZKTeco USA is a subsidiary of ZKTeco China, a PRC company subject to PRC laws. Indeed, ZKTeco went public in China recently.
ZKTeco became well known during the pandemic for recklessly marketing fever detection products, e.g. ZKTeco SpeedFace+ Are Medical Devices, Per FDA Definition, Contrary Claims Are False.
In this post, IPVM examines ZKTeco USA's marketing and ZKTeco's actual ownership.
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