India’s alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry

With CCTV cameras, India “has to ensure there are checks on what is used in these devices, what chips are going in,” an Indian official said. “China is part of the concern.”

Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs, official documents and company emails show.