Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office has issued a subpoena to Lorex as part of an investigation into potential foreign spying risks.
His office has zeroed in on the “company’s relationship with Dahua Technology” and whether it “misled Florida consumers about the privacy and security of Lorex cameras and apps,” according to a news release.
“Florida families deserve straight answers about who touches their data and who controls the code in the devices they put in their homes,” Uthmeier said in a statement. “The Chinese Communist Party cannot be allowed to spy on American children. Florida will not tolerate it, and we will hold bad actors accountable.”
The subpoena “seeks documents and information related to Lorex’s ownership and corporate structure, including any intermediate owners and affiliates; the company’s relationships and contracts with third parties involved in manufacturing, firmware, mobile apps, and software updates; and the origins of components used in Lorex camera products sold in Florida,” Uthmeier’s office said.
Florida is also demanding Lorex produce records “identifying where software updates originate, who has source-code access for camera firmware, the company’s cloud platform providers and data center locations for U.S. consumer data, and any security vulnerabilities, breaches, or investigations involving Lorex devices and software—as well as steps the company has taken to remediate such issues.”
