Some argue a national security concern was the greater driver for pulling product off retail shelves.

Either way the result is Dahua products such as Lorex are gone from Lowe’s and Best Buy, which should tell you something about where might be safest to shop in America.

Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe’s dropped Lorex (Dahua) products after IPVM and TechCrunch reached out to the retailers about them selling products from a manufacturer deemed a threat to US national security as well as being sanctioned for human rights abuses.