printer friendly version

Dahua complies with GDPR

Dahua Technology has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) a third-party inspection, testing and certification company. TÜV Rheinland will provide a solution that centres on IoT (Internet of Things) product privacy protection certification for multiple Dahua products including IP cameras, network video recorders, software platforms, intelligent servers, etc.

The cooperation aims to help Dahua better cope with the upcoming implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a data privacy law drafted by the European Union as one ‘most stringent in history’, which will be implemented on May 25th 2018.

Zhang Junchang and Li Huayu signing the agreement, witnessed by Zhang Xingming and Yang Jiajie.

GDPR establishes strict protection standards for personal data security and privacy rights. It also enhances the level and applicable scope of personal data protection. Wherever a company is located, as long as it processes personal data of an EU citizen during the provision of products or services, it must comply with GDPR. Otherwise, the company may face fines of up to € 20 million or four percent of a company’s revenue.

According to the agreement, TÜV Rheinland will work with Dahua’s internal data compliance team to provide joint design and testing services for Dahua’s IP cameras, network video recorders, software platforms, intelligent servers, etc. The services from TÜV Rheinland are based upon the EU GDPR Act and the internal 2PfG standard, including hardware and firmware, privacy data processing, local communications, Internet communications, applications, penetration tests, and factory inspections. Products which pass the test and obtain the TÜV Rheinland logo for IoT product privacy protection, meaning they are world-class in information security and privacy protection.

Management teams from Dahua Technology and TÜV Rheinland at the signing ceremony.

“Due to global applicability of GDPR, the manufacturers and exporters of China’s IoT products will face major impacts. To help related companies better cope with GDPR, TÜV Rheinland, with years of experience in the field of information security, has launched the IoT product privacy protection service. This service, a brand new business generated based upon GDPR, will help IoT manufacturers fully comply with the new legislation, successfully enter into the European market and seize market opportunities in better timing,” said Yang Jiajie, vice president of TÜV Rheinland Electrical Business in Greater China.

As for the significance of this strategic cooperation, he added, “Dahua Technology is among the first batch of the companies that have cooperated with TÜV Rheinland to enjoy IoT product privacy protection service, demonstrating its respect for privacy as well as its positive and rapid response to market changes. Through our respective professional capabilities, we will work together to enhance the competitiveness of the industry.”

For more information, contact Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., +86 571 8768 8883, [email protected], www.dahuasecurity.com

Share this article:

Further reading: