These retailers sell cameras that may be spying for the CCP

Published September 2, 2025 11:06am ET



Major retailers such as Wayfair, Target, and Costco are selling security cameras distributed by a company that Florida believes may be sharing American data with the Chinese Communist Party. 

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to Lorex on Friday, investigating whether the camera distributor is operating as a proxy for Dahua, a Chinese surveillance corporation that the Federal Communications Commission restricted imports of in 2022, citing national security concerns.

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