Every camera Loch Security installs meets the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 889 standard — no banned, Chinese-government-linked hardware, no rebadged Hikvision or Dahua. You get AI cameras you own outright, from a local veteran-owned team.
Section 889 of the 2019 U.S. National Defense Authorization Act bars federal agencies and their contractors from using video-surveillance gear made by a short list of Chinese-government-linked manufacturers — most notably Hikvision and Dahua — over espionage and data-security concerns.
Those two firms (and the many house brands they quietly build for) make a huge share of the world’s budget cameras. That is exactly why so much “cheap” surveillance kit sold in Canada turns out to be banned hardware under the hood. An NDAA-compliant camera is simply one built without that componentry — verified sensor, firmware and supply chain.
You don’t have to be a federal contractor to care what is watching your property.
Many public grants and contracts — including government security-funding programs and federal facilities — require NDAA-compliant equipment. Install the wrong camera and you can be ruled ineligible.
Banned cameras have repeatedly shipped with hard-coded backdoors and phone-home firmware. Compliant gear keeps your footage yours — not routed through servers you cannot see.
These bans tend to widen, not narrow. Buying compliant now means you will not be tearing out a wall of cameras when the next insurer, lender or customer asks the question.
NDAA-compliant AI cameras — designed, installed and supported locally, and yours to keep.
Our InVid Tech 4MP camera (2.8mm lens, NDAA-compliant) gives sharp, wide coverage of entrances, driveways and yards — with AI that tells people apart from passing cars and animals.
Bullet and turret cameras built for Alberta weather, with smart motion zones so you are alerted to what matters and not every snowflake.
No footage held hostage behind a subscription. Buy the system, own the recordings, keep local NVR storage under your own roof.
If your cameras are Hikvision, Dahua, or an unbranded “great deal,” there is a good chance they are banned hardware. We’ll audit what you have and tell you straight — no obligation.
Get a camera audit →Section 889 names Hikvision, Dahua, Huawei, Hytera and ZTE — plus any product that resells their components. Because those firms build for dozens of other labels, many unbranded cameras are covered too.
Barely. Our compliant 4MP AI camera starts at $180 — competitive with the banned budget gear, without the security baggage. You get a fixed quote after a free assessment.
For most private homes and businesses it is not a legal requirement — but it is often a grant, insurance or contract requirement, and it is simply the safer choice. Public-sector and grant-funded projects frequently mandate it.
Yes. We’ll audit your existing system, reuse cabling and mounts where we can, and swap in compliant cameras — often without a full re-wire. See pricing →
Yes. On request we’ll provide a written statement confirming the NDAA Section 889 compliance of the specific camera and NVR models we install — useful for grant-funded, government and insurance-driven projects.
Buying for a grant-funded or public-sector project? On request, we’ll provide a written statement confirming the NDAA Section 889 compliance of the specific camera and recorder models we install.
