Hikvision cameras were banned in “sensitive sites” by UK government departments in November 2022 but 60 remain in place in Scottish government buildingsSNP promised to phase out cameras in government buildings made by Hikvision, which is behind surveillance used in China’s internment campsThe SNP has failed to remove CCTV cameras made by a “sinister” Chinese company from government premises, despite promising to do so more than a year ago. Hikvision, the primary camera technology provider in the internment camps of Xinjiang, still has 60 of its cameras in place in Scottish government buildings. SponsoredMinisters vowed in November 2022 that the cameras would be phased out. But in a response to a freedom of information request, the government confirmed that there were 60 cameras manufactured by Hikvision still in use, across six “core” properties. The government said that 12 of the cameras would be replaced in the next eight weeks, but that the 48 cameras in Atlantic Quay in Glasgow would remain, as the building is “landlord

Source: The Times January 16, 2024 12:09 UTC