{"id":14566,"date":"2019-11-06T21:22:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/06\/are-banned-chinese-cameras-watching-the-us-military\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:55:14","slug":"are-banned-chinese-cameras-watching-the-us-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2019\/11\/06\/are-banned-chinese-cameras-watching-the-us-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Are banned Chinese cameras watching the US military?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 Amid news that thousands of banned Chinese-made surveillance devices<\/a> are in use across American government installations, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is asking the Pentagon to identify the Chinese gear in use at U.S. military facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a letter<\/a> to Defense Secretary Mark Esper made public Wednesday, Rubio said the Trump administration needs a comprehensive strategy to address the threats posed by foreign-sourced components and subcomponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Department of Defense must act quickly to identify and remove this equipment as every day that passes only provides our adversaries additional time to infiltrate and exploit our national security networks as well as the ability to monitor U.S. military activities that may be of interest,\u201d Rubio said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter comes after Forbes reported<\/a> the government has made little progress complying with a legally mandated ban on Chinese surveillance tech. Government contractor Forescout found 3,500 devices from from telecom giants Huawei and ZTE, as well as surveillance camera-makers Dahua and Hikvision, on U.S. government systems a month before the ban was to take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\t