Chinese firms banned in US are watching Botswana’s citizens, banks and borders

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Chinese firms banned in US are watching Botswana’s citizens, banks and borders

Hikvision and Dahua, two Chinese surveillance-camera giants facing national security scrutiny overseas and across the border in South Africa, have quietly built a substantial footprint inside Botswana, from the Botswana Police service surveillance network to a nationwide banking CCTV system and public sector facilities – Sunday Standard investigations have revealed.

Although public entities keep detailed network maps confidential for national security reasons, Sunday Standard investigations have turned up a trove of public records, detailing how Hikvision and Dahua technology is used in institutions whose operations involve public safety, financial security and sensitive government assets.

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The post Chinese firms banned in US are watching Botswana’s citizens, banks and borders first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter