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Australia to replace all Chinese made security cameras
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia to replace all Chinese made security cameras

Op India  

Amid potential security threats from Chinese-made security cameras, Australia has decided to remove them, reported Australian Publication The Age. Victorian Liberal senator James Paterson, who has been pursuing this issue at a federal level through Senate estimates, said he’d like Victoria Police to replace all Chinese-made cameras before the end of 2024. “If they are a national security risk, there …

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Risk Chinese CCTV stays in Whitehall despite national security concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

Risk Chinese CCTV stays in Whitehall despite national security concerns

The Telegraph  

Government departments face legal challenges if they purge Chinese CCTV cameras from their buildings, amid fears that doing so could break international trade laws. It comes despite the Cabinet Office ordering departments to stop installing the cameras at “sensitive sites” over security concerns. Government records show the Health Department last summer enlisted the law firm Pinsent Masons to provide advice …

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Watchdog warning over police use of Chinese-made surveillance equipment
1 year, 10 months ago

Watchdog warning over police use of Chinese-made surveillance equipment

The Independent  

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China chides Australia, says latter not playing fair, suppressing Chinese enterprises
1 year, 10 months ago

China chides Australia, says latter not playing fair, suppressing Chinese enterprises

Firstpost  

At least 913 Chinese-made cameras have been installed across more than 250 Australian government buildings, according to official figures compiled by an opposition politician Beijing: Beijing on Thursday called on Canberra to ensure “fair” treatment for Chinese businesses in Australia, after the country’s defence department said it would strip its buildings of Chinese-made security cameras. “We hope Australia will provide …

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Australia to remove Chinese-made security cameras from defence sites
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia to remove Chinese-made security cameras from defence sites

Firstpost  

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said officials would find and remove all cameras found within the defence department’s vast collection of offices and facilities Sydney: Australia will strip Chinese-made security cameras from some government buildings to ensure they are “completely secure”, the country’s defence minister said Thursday. The security cameras were installed at more than 200 Australian government buildings – …

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Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras
1 year, 10 months ago

Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras

The Hindu  

Australia’s Defense Department will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies from its buildings, the government said on February 9 after the U.S. and Britain made similar moves. The Australian newspaper reported on February 9 that at least 913 cameras, intercoms, electronic entry systems, and video recorders developed and manufactured by Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua are in …

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Huawei and ZTE ban: US stops sale of Chinese tech due to ‘unacceptable’ national security risk
2 years ago

Huawei and ZTE ban: US stops sale of Chinese tech due to ‘unacceptable’ national security risk

The Independent  

The US has outlawed the sale of Chinese-origin communications equipment made by Huawei and ZTE, prohibiting the use of some China-made surveillance systems due to an “unacceptable risk” to national security, in a fresh set of restrictions imposed on Beijing on Friday. These new rules are an “important part of our ongoing actions to protect the American people from national …

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Supermarkets using ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition cameras threatened with legal action
2 years, 4 months ago

Supermarkets using ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition cameras threatened with legal action

The Telegraph  

Supermarkets using facial recognition cameras to scan shoppers to identify thieves face investigation by a watchdog after the first legal complaint against their use. The Information Commissioner has been asked to investigate Southern Co-op’s use of live facial recognition cameras in its supermarkets by Big Brother Watch, which claims their deployment may be unlawful. Big Brother Watch said Southern Co-op …

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China's Hikvision embroiled in new row with Britain's CCTV watchdog
2 years, 9 months ago

China's Hikvision embroiled in new row with Britain's CCTV watchdog

The Telegraph  

Britain’s CCTV watchdog has stepped up a row with Hikvision, the Chinese state-backed camera maker, pulling out of the industry’s annual conference in protest at its sponsorship of the event. Fraser Sampson, the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner, refused to speak at next month’s CCTV User Group’s Vision conference after it took money from Hikvision. In a letter to Justin …

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Controversial Chinese surveillance cameras used in many Dutch towns
2 years, 10 months ago

Controversial Chinese surveillance cameras used in many Dutch towns

Dutch News  

Surveillance cameras made by Chinese companies Hikvision and Dahua are hanging in more than 50 Dutch towns and cities, according to research by broadcaster NOS. The cameras are cheap and do a good job, but there are widespread concerns that the makers are involved in espionage and in human rights infringements, NOS said. Although nothing has been found as yet, …

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Councils to review CCTV contracts with Chinese firm amid human rights concerns
3 years, 6 months ago

Councils to review CCTV contracts with Chinese firm amid human rights concerns

The Telegraph  

English councils are set to review contracts for CCTV equipment from Chinese firm Hikvision amid security and human rights concerns, The Telegraph can reveal. The China Research Group of Conservative MPs has urged for more transparency and guidance from local councils, warning that continuing as they are would risk "blindly buying from companies profiting from human rights abuses". North Warwickshire …

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