Canada Just Cancelled Hikvision - It's a Whole Vibe Shift 🇨🇦🚫

The Deets

Okay, so, word on the street is Canada just straight-up ghosted Hikvision, that big Chinese CCTV company. Like, they're officially cancelled. The feds did a deep dive and decided having them around was a whole national security risk. Big yikes. 😬

Basically, the Canadian government can't cop any more Hikvision gear, and they're even checking to see if they gotta yeet any Hikvision stuff they already got. The government is encouraging Canadians to make their own decisions about their own purchases. It's a big L for Hikvision, but Canada's playing it safe, fam.

And peep this: Canada ain't the only one hitting Hikvision with the "bye Felicia." Places like the US, UK, Australia, and others are also sus of Hikvision, mainly 'cause of human rights stuff and the whole "security risk" vibe. Some countries are even straight-up banning their tech from certain places. There is suspicion regarding the tech in relation to cyber espionage and sabotage stemming from China's National Intelligence Law. Hikvision did respond and terminate contracts with Xinjiang governments in response to international pressure.

Hikvision is saying that Canada did not evaluate its technology based on cybersecurity merits. They had approximately $13 billion in revenue in 2024. Major L.