Chinese devices ban not enforced: groupEYE ON DIGIFOCUS: Researchers said that a Taipei-based distributor of cameras and other devices has ‘Taiwanese skin,’ but is Chinese company Hikvision ‘on the inside’By Jason Pan / Staff reporterPeople’s movements in public have been exposed and national security has been breached because ministries have failed to enforce a ban of Chinese-made electronic displays and video recording devices, the Economic Democracy Union said yesterday. However, Economic Democracy Union members have uncovered examples where the rules are not being followed, he said, adding that ministries have been negligent in enforcing the ban. Hikvision circumvented the restrictions by using its distribution company in Taiwan, Taipei-based DigiFocus Co, Economic Democracy Union researcher Ou Hsu-shao (歐栩韶) said. “DigiFocus secured a government contract of the economic ministry’s Industrial Development Bureau to supply video cameras and other devices,” Ou said. “When surveillance cameras and monitoring devices made by Chinese companies are installed in Taiwan, everyone might be under the eye of the Chinese government,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times September 24, 2022 03:42 UTC