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Tech Takeover: Are Chinese security cameras spying on you?

A recent investigation from The Journal has found that hundreds of cameras from the Chinese compa...

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17.29 23 Jul 2025


Tech Takeover: Are Chinese security cameras spying on you?


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A recent investigation from The Journal has found that hundreds of cameras from the Chinese company Hikvision are installed in “hospital wards, university campuses and council offices” around the country. The problem? The products are banned for government use in the UK, USA and Australia.

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent joins Kieran to discuss this, and whether or not we should be concerned.


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