Many US platforms have removed Chinese surveillance products! They claim it is a "human rights violation"

Recently, according to foreign media Techcrunch and IPVM, US retail giants Home Depot and Best Buy have removed surveillance products from Chinese video surveillance technology manufacturers Lorex and Ezviz, citing the reason for the removal as being related to human rights violations.

In a statement to TechCrunch, Home Depot said it is committed to maintaining what it calls the "highest standards of ethical sourcing," and therefore immediately stopped selling Lorex products when it noticed the problem. In addition, Home Depot also stopped selling Ezviz products, a spokesperson confirmed. Best Buy, another US retail giant, said it was ending its relationship with Lorex and Ezviz.

At the same time, after receiving inquiries from TechCrunch and IPVM, Lowe's did not comment, but also removed Lorex's related products from its shelves.

It is reported that Lorex is a subsidiary of Dahua Technology, and Ezviz is a video surveillance camera brand under Hikvision. Dahua Technology and Hikvision are included in the Entity List listed by the US Department of Commerce in 2019. Hikvision and Dahua Technology are also restricted from participating in government-level projects in North America. It is reported that the removal of Lorex and Ezviz's surveillance products is related to the government's previous human rights remarks.

It is understood that last week, Lorex listed Home Depot, Best Buy, Lowe's, Walmart and Costco as its five authorized retail stores on its website. Currently, Walmart and Costco still have the technology of Lorex and Ezviz, but have not yet responded to requests for comment.

In response to this incident, a Lorex spokesperson said the company has been fully transparent about its ownership with its retail partners and has done so since the acquisition in 2018. They also regularly maintain contact with representatives of these companies on various regulatory and compliance issues, including addressing any questions they have about the FCC's proposed rulemaking.

The report also stated that Lorex did not respond to follow-up emails after its products were removed, but it removed the logos of the five retail giants from its website, but those companies (except Walmart) are still listed as its technology retailers.

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