Florida’s top lawman is turning up the heat on a camera maker with Chinese ties that watchdogs warn could put footage from U.S. baby monitors, nanny cams and doorbells in Beijing’s sights.
Attorney General James Uthmeier says he has issued a subpoena to Lorex , which was previously owned by China’s Dahua Technology , as part of a consumer protection investigation.
Uthmeier said he’s concerned about foreign spying risks and whether Floridians were misled about the privacy and security of Lorex cameras and apps, which are available at, among other places, Home Depot , Target and Amazon .
“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 announcing t