The United Kingdom decided that the Chinese camcorders they have no place in their government facilities.
"A review of the existing and potential future security risks associated with the installation of visual surveillance systems on government property concluded that, in light of the threat to the UK and the increasing capability and connectivity of these systems, additional controls are required," he says Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (the second most senior cabinet minister after the Prime Minister);
“Departments have therefore been directed to stop the installation of such equipment in sensitive locations, produced by Companies which are subject to the national information law of its People's Republic China", the statement adds.
Government departments have already been instructed "that they should not connect such equipment to departmental networks" and asked to consider whether they should remove and replace Chinese video cameras "installed in sensitive locations".
Η εντολή δεν κατονομάζει εταιρείες που αποτελούν κίνδυνο, αλλά έχει αναφερθεί η απαγόρευση των καμερών από εν μέρει κινεζικές κρατικές κατασκευαστές εταιρείες CCTV Hikvision και Dahua, με την αιτιολογία ότι έχουν χρησιμοποιηθεί σαν όργανα καταστολής των μουσουλμάνων Ουιγούρων στην επαρχία Xinjiang.
The US has already banned both companies from selling them products them for the same reason.
