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==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
{{Ph-C-CIS}} | {{Ph-C-CIS}}'''Privacy''' | ||
Similarly to [[Flock license plate readers|Flock]], they are in use world wide and likely feed directly into the Chinese government's surveillance infrastructure and could conceivably be used to find dissidents world-wide. | |||
Products from the semi-state-owned company are also used to monitor Uyghur and Palestinian women.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Manufacturer of Hamburg's AI surveillance cameras is known for human rights violations |url=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/hikvision-hersteller-der-hamburger-ki-ueberwachungskameras-ist-fuer-menschenrechtsverletzungen-bekannt/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Hikvision used to advertise automatic recognition of praying, members of the Uyghur minority, and ramadan fasting among its selling points.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Removal of functionalities on some PTZ cameras=== | ===Removal of functionalities on some PTZ cameras (''2022'')=== | ||
In 2022 Hikvision removed functionalities on some PTZ cameras (eg. DS-2DE4A425IW-DE(S6)) with a firmware update. In this instance the auto tracking, which was described as a feature in the user manual, was removed without prior notice with the firmware version V5.7.3SP2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual |url=https://assets.hikvision.com/prd/public/all/doc/m000045332/UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual_E7%2C-5.6.10-11%2C-5.7.0_PDF1-TEST_en-US_20221221.PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021191726/https://assets.hikvision.com/prd/public/all/doc/m000045332/UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual_E7%2C-5.6.10-11%2C-5.7.0_PDF1-TEST_en-US_20221221.PDF |archive-date=2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=assets.hikvision.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=PTZ/Network Camera Firmware Version: V5.7.3SP2 Release Note |url=https://www.hikvisioneurope.com/uk/portal/portal/Product%20Firmware/Hikvision/03%20Front%20Ends/Speed%20Dome%20%28PTZ%29/E7%20Platform%28DS-2DE4xxxIW%28S6%29%2CDS-2DE7xxxIW%28S6%29%29/V5.7.3/PTZ%20Camera%205.7.3SP2%20Release%20Note%20--E7.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130223841/https://www.hikvisioneurope.com/uk/portal/portal/Product%20Firmware/Hikvision/03%20Front%20Ends/Speed%20Dome%20(PTZ)/E7%20Platform(DS-2DE4xxxIW(S6)%2CDS-2DE7xxxIW(S6))/V5.7.3/PTZ%20Camera%205.7.3SP2%20Release%20Note%20--E7.pdf |archive-date=2025-01-30 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=www.hikvisioneurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=Hikvision PTZ firmware update removes auto-tracking deliberately, why? |url=https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-ptz-firmware-update-removes-auto-tracking-deliberately-why.65348/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108125015/https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-ptz-firmware-update-removes-auto-tracking-deliberately-why.65348/ |archive-date=2024-01-08 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ipcamtalk}}</ref> Some users have reported that the functionality was added back only in the newer hardware revision of that camera, the old version was then marked as discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=DO NOT UPDATE DS-2DE4A425IW-DE |url=https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/do-not-update-ds-2de4a425iw-de.62371/page-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250804194824/https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/do-not-update-ds-2de4a425iw-de.62371/page-5 |archive-date=2025-08-04 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ipcamtalk}}</ref> | In 2022 Hikvision removed functionalities on some PTZ cameras (eg. DS-2DE4A425IW-DE(S6)) with a firmware update. In this instance the auto tracking, which was described as a feature in the user manual, was removed without prior notice with the firmware version V5.7.3SP2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual |url=https://assets.hikvision.com/prd/public/all/doc/m000045332/UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual_E7%2C-5.6.10-11%2C-5.7.0_PDF1-TEST_en-US_20221221.PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021191726/https://assets.hikvision.com/prd/public/all/doc/m000045332/UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual_E7%2C-5.6.10-11%2C-5.7.0_PDF1-TEST_en-US_20221221.PDF |archive-date=2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-10-21 |website=assets.hikvision.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=PTZ/Network Camera Firmware Version: V5.7.3SP2 Release Note |url=https://www.hikvisioneurope.com/uk/portal/portal/Product%20Firmware/Hikvision/03%20Front%20Ends/Speed%20Dome%20%28PTZ%29/E7%20Platform%28DS-2DE4xxxIW%28S6%29%2CDS-2DE7xxxIW%28S6%29%29/V5.7.3/PTZ%20Camera%205.7.3SP2%20Release%20Note%20--E7.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130223841/https://www.hikvisioneurope.com/uk/portal/portal/Product%20Firmware/Hikvision/03%20Front%20Ends/Speed%20Dome%20(PTZ)/E7%20Platform(DS-2DE4xxxIW(S6)%2CDS-2DE7xxxIW(S6))/V5.7.3/PTZ%20Camera%205.7.3SP2%20Release%20Note%20--E7.pdf |archive-date=2025-01-30 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=www.hikvisioneurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=Hikvision PTZ firmware update removes auto-tracking deliberately, why? |url=https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-ptz-firmware-update-removes-auto-tracking-deliberately-why.65348/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108125015/https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/hikvision-ptz-firmware-update-removes-auto-tracking-deliberately-why.65348/ |archive-date=2024-01-08 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ipcamtalk}}</ref> Some users have reported that the functionality was added back only in the newer hardware revision of that camera, the old version was then marked as discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=DO NOT UPDATE DS-2DE4A425IW-DE |url=https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/do-not-update-ds-2de4a425iw-de.62371/page-5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250804194824/https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/do-not-update-ds-2de4a425iw-de.62371/page-5 |archive-date=2025-08-04 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=ipcamtalk}}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Flock license plate readers|Flock]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Hikvision]] | [[Category:Hikvision]] | ||
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Hikvision
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Legal Structure | Public, partial state-ownership |
| Industry | Security |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.hikvision.com/en/ |
Hikvision is a video surveillance company providing products and services to over 180 countries and regions, which was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China.[1]
Consumer impact summary
Privacy
Similarly to Flock, they are in use world wide and likely feed directly into the Chinese government's surveillance infrastructure and could conceivably be used to find dissidents world-wide.
Products from the semi-state-owned company are also used to monitor Uyghur and Palestinian women.[2]
Hikvision used to advertise automatic recognition of praying, members of the Uyghur minority, and ramadan fasting among its selling points.[2]
Incidents
Removal of functionalities on some PTZ cameras (2022)
In 2022 Hikvision removed functionalities on some PTZ cameras (eg. DS-2DE4A425IW-DE(S6)) with a firmware update. In this instance the auto tracking, which was described as a feature in the user manual, was removed without prior notice with the firmware version V5.7.3SP2.[3][4][5] Some users have reported that the functionality was added back only in the newer hardware revision of that camera, the old version was then marked as discontinued.[6]
Products
See also
References
- ↑ "About Hikvision". Hikvision. 2025-10-22. Archived from the original on 17 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Manufacturer of Hamburg's AI surveillance cameras is known for human rights violations".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual" (PDF). assets.hikvision.com. 2021-12-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "PTZ/Network Camera Firmware Version: V5.7.3SP2 Release Note" (PDF). www.hikvisioneurope.com. 2022-03-23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Hikvision PTZ firmware update removes auto-tracking deliberately, why?". ipcamtalk. 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "DO NOT UPDATE DS-2DE4A425IW-DE". ipcamtalk. 2022-03-23. Archived from the original on 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-10-22.