{"id":2089511,"date":"2023-11-03T18:31:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-costco-answer-for-what-is-being-found-on-store-shelves\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:34:46","slug":"lawmakers-demand-costco-answer-for-what-is-being-found-on-store-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-costco-answer-for-what-is-being-found-on-store-shelves\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers seek answers from Costco regarding items found on shelves."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-demand-costco-answer-for-what-is-being-found-on-store-shelves%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089511&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lawmakers \u2063Demand\u2064 Costco \u2062Answer for What\u200d Is Being\u200d Found on Store Shelves<\/h2>\n<p>Lawmakers are questioning why\u200c retail giant Costco continues to sell \u200bproducts that have been banned by the\u2062 U.S. due \u2064to \u200dconcerns about Chinese government spying on Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Currently,\u2064 Costco is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-costco-answer-for-what-is-being-found-on-store-shelves\/\" title=\"Lawmakers seek answers from Costco regarding items found on shelves.\">selling home security devices\u200c made<\/a> \u2064by Lorex, which is associated with the Chinese company\u200c Dahua. The Federal Communications Commission\u200b blacklisted Dahua surveillance\u200d products in 2022 due\u2063 to the\u200b &#8220;unacceptable risk&#8221; they pose to national security.<\/p>\n<p>Dahua has also been accused of using slave\u200d labor and assisting the Chinese Communist Party \u2062in \u2062tracking\u2062 and \u2062surveilling the Uyghur population.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, TechCrunch highlighted these \u2063human rights issues when several\u2064 major U.S. retail chains, including Home Depot and Best Buy, \u200bremoved Lorex products from \u200btheir shelves.\u2064 However, Costco has not followed\u2063 suit, prompting lawmakers to demand answers.<\/p>\n<p>Republican New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith and Democratic \u2062Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sent a\u200b letter to Costco\u2063 CEO W. Craig \u2063Jelinek, expressing their confusion about why \u2064the company continues to\u200d sell products \u2064with &#8220;critical vulnerabilities&#8221; that could lead to unauthorized \u2063access and tampering.<\/p>\n<p>Smith and Merkley emphasized that no data collected\u200b by these products can be withheld from Chinese authorities if requested for \u200cintelligence\u200d purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 lawmakers also pointed out that although \u2062Lorex was sold by Dahua to the Taiwanese company Skywatch, concerns remain \u2063because Dahua still supplies all \u200cthe component parts \u200dfor\u2062 Lorex cameras and surveillance\u200c equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Smith and \u200dMerkley further highlighted Dahua&#8217;s\u2063 involvement in China&#8217;s genocidal campaign against the Uyghurs.<\/p>\n<h3>Costco&#8217;s Silence<\/h3>\n<p>Costco has not yet commented on these issues, leaving lawmakers and\u200c concerned citizens\u200b wondering \u2062why the company continues \u200dto support a \u200dbrand associated with \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> and potential\u2064 national security\u200b risks.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting American Interests<\/h3>\n<p>It is\u2064 crucial\u2064 to recognize that China actively seeks opportunities to spy on Americans, track their movements, and gather their data.\u2063 Allowing Chinese-controlled tech companies to operate \u200dfreely in\u2064 the\u200d U.S. poses a \u200dsignificant threat to national and\u200b individual security.<\/p>\n<p>American retailers must\u2064 prioritize national interests \u2062over profit and cease providing dangerous enemies like China with the means to\u2064 target and exploit American citizens.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>A Note\u200d from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Did you know \u200bthat 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing\u2064 to do \u2064with The Western Journal?\u2063 The liberal elites have put \u200bus on one of \u2064their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-after-agent-cuts-through-border-wire\/\" title=\"Illegal alien fist-bumps border patrol agent after cutting through border wire.\">financial kill\u200d lists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They \u200bdid\u200c it \u200cbecause \u200bwe&#8217;ve told the truth and spoken out against them for over\u200c a decade. 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Sign up today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>In conclusion, \u200cthe decision of retail giant Costco \u200dto\u200b continue selling banned \u2063products\u200d associated with Chinese surveillance\u200d companies raises \u2063serious concerns \u2062about national security \u2063and \u200chuman rights abuses.\u200b While other major U.S. retailers have taken steps \u2063to remove\u2063 these products \u2062from\u2064 their shelves, Costco&#8217;s silence on the matter is troubling.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers, including Rep. Chris Smith and Sen. Jeff Merkley,\u200b have demanded\u200c answers from\u2062 Costco regarding their decision. They have raised\u2062 valid concerns about the potential for data breaches, unauthorized access, and the \u200brisk of Chinese government interference. The involvement of Dahua, a\u2064 company blacklisted by the Federal Communications \u200bCommission, in supplying component parts for these products further \u200bdemonstrates the serious risks involved \u200cin their sale.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the accusation of involvement in China&#8217;s genocidal campaign against\u2064 the Uyghurs is deeply concerning and \u2064adds another layer of ethical consideration. By continuing to \u2062sell these products, \u200dCostco is\u2062 indirectly supporting\u2064 human rights abuses and undermining global efforts to address these issues.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200bcrucial to prioritize national security and\u2063 individual privacy over profit. Allowing Chinese-controlled \u2062tech companies to operate freely in\u2062 the\u200d U.S. not only poses a risk to American citizens but also compromises the integrity of national security measures. American retailers must take a strong stance \u2062against such threats and ensure they are\u2062 not inadvertently \u2062contributing to \u2064the efforts of \u2062foreign adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these \u200bconcerns, Costco&#8217;s silence on the matter is disappointing. Lawmakers and concerned citizens alike deserve transparency \u2063and accountability from one of the largest retail companies in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As consumers, we have \u200dthe\u200c power \u200cto influence corporate decisions. It is important\u200c to\u2062 support retailers\u2064 that prioritize ethics, human rights, and national security. By\u2063 voicing \u2064our concerns\u200d and choosing to purchase\u200c products from companies that share our values, we can \u200cencourage positive \u200dchange and hold corporations\u200d accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>The question remains: will Costco address these\u2062 concerns and take the necessary\u2063 steps to align with ethical and security standards? Only time\u2063 will tell,\u200c but as consumers, we must remain vigilant and demand transparency \u2063from the \u200ccompanies we support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers question Costco&#8217;s sale of banned products aiding Chinese surveillance. Costco faces scrutiny for offering Lorex home security devices, tied to Chinese firm Dahua, raising concerns about potential spying on Americans. 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