24 Federal Agencies Purchased China-Made Surveillance Cameras Banned by US Over Security Concerns

Picture of Hikvision cameras in an electronic mall in Beijing on May 24, 2019. Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images

Multiple federal government agencies report having purchased or used surveillance cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company Ltd, a Chinese state-run company banned by the United States government over security risks.

In total, 24 agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said they had purchased the cameras, according to responses to an Inquiry of Ministry filed by Bloc Quebecois MP René Villemure, which was first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.