Lawsuit claims security cameras sold in the US carried undisclosed surveillance risks
FIRST ON FOX: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is set to file a lawsuit Monday against Resideo, a smart home tech manufacturer, alleging the company misled consumers about the safety...
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FIRST ON FOX: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is set to file a lawsuit Monday against Resideo, a smart home tech manufacturer, alleging the company misled consumers about the safety and privacy of its devices, Fox News Digital has learned. Resideo may not be a household name but its security cameras are widely available and could be quietly monitoring homes across the United States. The 33-page lawsuit, filed in Nebraska state court, alleges the company failed to disclose known security vulnerabilities and national-security risks associated with cameras made by the Chinese manufacturers Hikvision and Dahua. LAWSUIT CLAIMS BABY MONITORS MARKETED AS SAFE MAY BE FEEDING DATA TO BEIJING According to Hilgers, the cameras are linked to Chinese manufacturers that can be compelled under Chinese law to assist the country’s intelligence services. Meanwhile, Americans can purchase the cameras through ADI, Resideo’s global distribution network, which the company has marketed as a trusted security provider for homes, businesses, schools and hospitals. "Nebraskans install security cameras to protect their families, homes and businesses—not to invite hidden surveillance into the most private parts of their lives," Hilgers told Fox News Digital. "Selling cameras with known security risks while marketing them as ‘secure’ is deceptive and dangerous. That kind of conduct will not be tolerated in Nebraska," he added. CHINA TARGETS US MILITARY MEMBERS IN OVERSEAS SPY OPERATIONS, FORMER CIA CHIEF WARNS The complaint notes that Hikvision and Dahua appear on multiple U.S. government restriction lists, including under the National Defense Authorization Act and by the Federal Communications Commission, over national-security concerns, information the company does not disclose to consumers. In the lawsuit, Hilgers is asking a judge to require clearer warnings about the cameras, fine the company, refund customers who bought the products, and change how the cameras are advertised. Hikvi…