Fifth-biggest food retailer in UK is to phase out all CCTV cameras from Hikvision following similar moves from other chains

The Co-op is to ban the use of Chinese CCTV in its supermarkets after warnings over ethical concerns and security risks. The company – the fifth-biggest food retailer in the UK, with 2,500 stores nationwide – is to phase out all CCTV cameras from the Chinese firm Hikvision.

  • Platform27@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but can’t most Hikvision cameras work completely offline? Block them from reaching out to the internet, and just connect locally. You could still do remote access through other means, so functionality shouldn’t take a huge hit.

    • eltimablo@kbin.social
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      3 years ago

      It still allows them access to the rest of your LAN, potentially. Even if you’ve got them on their own subnet, vlan escape is a thing and mistakes happen.