No, this is new. There were media reports earlier in the year that the US government was planning this but today was when it actually was announced/implemented.
IPVM has zero connection to IP Cam Talk.
What John @john-ipvm does is highlight backdoor issues or security breaches / holes in IP based cameras... This is not unique to Hikvision or Dahua, they do it for all manufacturers! It's just the later are the biggest players in the IP camera game so would get more coverage. What IPVM do only improves the security of these devices by forcing the manufacturers to try and secure these devices as best as the can (Remember the overall security of these devices is down to the end user! If they are not exposed to the internet you almost reduce any security flaws)
What do you mean exactly? What posts on their site make it seem like that. I am with cyberwolf_uk in as it seems like they do a service exposing vulnerabilities?
I agree with you that 'use' should not be a basis for sanctions. However, the issue withDahua and Hikvision is that they have more than a billion dollars of direct contracts with the China government to supply, deploy and operate these systems. In your analogy, this would be like Toyota going to Syria and working directly with ISIS, which obviously Toyota did not.
IPVM criticizes manufacturers across the board, e.g. Milestone Has Problems,
That is a much better analogy.
