{"id":2614388,"date":"2026-06-15T18:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-sues-baby-monitor-maker-for-hiding-ties-to-chinese-military\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:40:18","slug":"missouri-sues-baby-monitor-maker-for-hiding-ties-to-chinese-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-sues-baby-monitor-maker-for-hiding-ties-to-chinese-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri sues baby monitor maker for hiding ties to Chinese military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fmissouri-sues-baby-monitor-maker-for-hiding-ties-to-chinese-military%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=2614388&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--><p>Missouri Attorney general Catherine Hanaway has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">filed<\/a> a lawsuit against Lorex, a baby monitor manufacturer, accusing the company of concealing its connections to a Chinese military-linked firm, Zhejiang Dahua Technology.Lorex&#8217;s hardware and software are directly routed to Dahua,providing China with access to the data and security of Missouri residents. The lawsuit alleges Lorex misled consumers and retailers by claiming its cameras are \u201cprivate by design\u201d while hiding its ties to a Chinese military company. Missouri seeks damages of over $1.8 million, up to $1,000 per Missouri customer over the past five years, and injunctive relief.Lorex previously was owned by Dahua before being taken over by Skywatch Innovation. Similar lawsuits have been filed by Nebraska and Texas against lorex for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-sues-electric-supplier-griddy\/\" title=\"Texas AG sues electric supplier Griddy\">deceptive practices<\/a>. The case invokes Missouri\u2019s Merchandising Practices Act to protect consumers from withholding material information about the product&#8217;s origins and connections to foreign military entities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1099\">Missouri<\/a> Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit Monday against Lorex, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >baby monitor manufacturer accused<\/a> of concealing its links to the Chinese <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"266\">military<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorex holds ties to Zhejiang Dahua Technology, which the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"271\">Pentagon<\/a> designated as a Chinese military company in 2022. Furthermore, Lorex\u2019s hardware and software routes straight to Dahua, giving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a> access to the data and security of Missouri residents.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4609334\/gavin-newsom-trump-doj-investigation-wife\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gavin Newsom claims Trump directed DOJ to investigate him and his wife<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4608882\/luigi-mangione-over-1-million-donations-legal-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Luigi Mangione rakes in $1.5 million in donations for legal funds<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4608769\/white-house-lawyer-raised-alarm-miller-habeas-corpus\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House lawyer raised alarms after Stephen Miller floated ending habeas corpus for illegal immigrants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dahua previously owned Lorex before Taiwan-based Skywatch Innovation took over the baby monitor maker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missouri alleges that Lorex withheld information on its material ties to the Chinese government from consumers and retailers in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorex sells its products at physical stores owned by Best Buy, Staples, Costco, Menards, Micro Center, and Office Depot, and online through its own website, Amazon, and other third-party retailers, according to the Republican attorney general\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLorex tells families its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/val-demings-goes-to-bat-for-officer-in-makhia-bryant-shooting-it-appears-he-responded-as-he-was-trained-to-do\/\" title=\"Val Demings Goes To Bat For Officer In Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Shooting: \u2018It Appears\u2019 He \u2018Responded As He Was Trained To Do\u2019\">video cameras<\/a> are \u2018private by design\u2019 while concealing ties to a Chinese military company,\u201d Hanaway <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/missouri-attorney-general-hanaway-sues-baby-monitor-manufacturer-for-concealing-links-to-chinese-military\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/missouri-attorney-general-hanaway-sues-baby-monitor-manufacturer-for-concealing-links-to-chinese-military\/\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cThese cameras watch our babies breathe, capture our children\u2019s voices, and record families\u2019 most intimate moments. When companies won\u2019t tell the truth about their connection to hostile foreign governments, my office will step in to protect families.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4600970\/pentagon-labels-china-byd-electric-car-maker-state-actor\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4600970\/pentagon-labels-china-byd-electric-car-maker-state-actor\/\">PENTAGON LABELS CHINESE ELECTRIC CAR MAKER BYD AS STATE ACTOR, MAKING US CONTRACTS UNLIKELY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit invokes Missouri\u2019s Merchandising Practices Act, which shields consumers from the intentional omission of material facts in connection with the sale or advertisement of any product, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-attorneys-general-and-gop-lawmakers-oppose-h-r-1\/\" title=\"Dozens of attorneys general and GOP lawmakers oppose H.R.1\">seek legal remedies<\/a>. Hanaway is seeking up to $1,000 for each Missouri citizen who bought a Lorex camera over the past five years, damages exceeding $1.8 million, and injunctive relief against Lorex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missouri is not the only state fighting for consumer protection against this particular company. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nebraska\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2098\">Nebraska<\/a> Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued Lorex last year for deceiving customers, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a similar lawsuit earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri sues Lorex over Chinese military ties and data access<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2614389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25323744367524.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81227,52614,4585,8584,35028],"class_list":["post-2614388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-baby-monitor","tag-chinese-military","tag-lawsuit","tag-missouri","tag-security-breach"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25323744367524.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614392,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614388\/revisions\/2614392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}