Chinese Cameras to Be Installed in 100s of Queensland Buses

Published on January 23, 2024

Buses in the Australian state of Queensland could soon install China-made closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras after already being purged from federal government buildings. The move has raised security concerns that it could give the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) access to sensitive data due to the manufacturer’s links with the authoritarian regime and its military. Chinese technology company Hikvision has formed a contract with the Queensland government to supply surveillance cameras to 200 rail replacement buses, according to The Saturday Courier-Mail. Bart Mellish, Queensland transport minister, said he was not across the full background of the issue as the contract was made before he was minister, but said he would ask the department to keep a close eye on it....

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