![]() ![]() Madeleine Stone, legal and policy officer with Big Brother Watch, said: “Hikvision and Dahua are closely linked to grave human rights abuses across China and their AI-powered CCTV poses a risk to the privacy and security of the British public. Tesco said it had taken immediate action to identify alternative suppliers as soon as it became aware of alleged “human rights abuses” involving the firms. Morrisons, Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket chain, said it was “committed to the protection and advancement of human rights in our supply chain and we take this issue very seriously”.īecause of ethical concerns over Hikvision, the store said it had ceased purchasing the company’s CCTV cameras in 2022 and had “transitioned to a new supplier whose devices we are phasing in”. “These cameras also give rise to serious security concerns, given their links to the Chinese state and their history of security flaws.” ![]() Hikvision and Dahua provide technology “that facilitates the persecution and oppression of ethnic and religious groups in the Uyghur region, Tibet and Hong Kong and have no place in the UK”, they said. The supermarkets revealed their decision in reply to pressure from campaign groups led by Big Brother Watch. Under Chinese law, companies must “support, assist and co-operate” with state intelligence work. Hikvision has been banned from supplying its technology in the US after being judged an unacceptable risk to national security. Marks & Spencer said it did not have any Hikvision cameras in any of its stores as part of its policy to ensure its supply chains were “sustainable and ethical and that human rights are respected”. Morrisons has joined Tesco in removing equipment supplied by Hikvision and Dahua over their alleged involvement in the suppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in north-west China. Three of Britain’s biggest supermarkets have banned Chinese CCTV cameras from their stores amid concerns over their security and ethical risks. ![]()
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