The U.S. government doesn't want government contractors using Hikvision security cameras. But can it really ensure compliance?
Hikvision video surveillance camera. Credit: Karolis Kavolelis, Shutterstock
Alarmed by reports of cyberattacks and the growing threat China poses to national security, the United States Congress passed a law in 2018 that would ban any facility operated by the U.S. government or one of its contractors from using equipment made by five state-backed Chinese technology firms: Huawei, ZTE, Dahua, Hytera and a company called Hikvision, the world’s biggest maker of security and video surveillance cameras.
According to the National Defense Authorization Act, all U.S. gover
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