Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into Lorex Technology Inc. for allegedly deceptively selling security cameras with components from CCP-linked Dahua, posing privacy and national security risks. The investigation will determine if Lorex misrepresented the cameras as secure and safe for residential use despite known supply chain vulnerabilities and federal restrictions on Dahua products.
In-house legal teams should review contracts with IoT and security device vendors to require supply chain transparency, including explicit disclosures of component sourcing from restricted foreign entities. Update representation and warranty clauses to cover product security, privacy protections, and compliance with national security restrictions. Include audit rights to verify supply chain and security claims, and add indemnification provisions for deceptive security representations or privacy breaches resulting from supply chain vulnerabilities.
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Lorex Technology Inc.
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Technology"Lorex Technology Inc. (“Lorex”)"
"Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation against Lorex Technology Inc."
"October 29, 2025"
"Attorney General Ken Paxton"
"pose national security and privacy risks while representing them as secure, safe, and appropriate for residential use"
"Dahua continues to supply key components for Lorex cameras, raising concerns given that the U.S. Department of War has designated Dahua as a “Chinese military company.”"
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice secured a settlement with agricultural data broker Agri Stats, Inc. for facilitating the sharing of competitively sensitive information among meat processors, reducing competition and raising prices for chicken, pork, and turkey. Under the settlement, Agri Stats will implement industry-wide changes to its information distribution practices and make monetary payments to participating states. The settlement aims to restore competition in the agriculture industry and lower grocery prices for consumers.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated an investigation into Drone Nerds, LLC over its partnership with CCP-affiliated Anzu Robotics, which markets drones with concealed surveillance capabilities and unauthorized data collection risks. Drone Nerds is accused of deceiving Texas consumers by misrepresenting Anzu’s ties to China and falsely claiming the drones are U.S.-based with secure privacy practices. The investigation is being conducted under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, with a Civil Investigative Demand issued to gather evidence of consumer deception and privacy violations.
$7.4B
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the effective date of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, Inc. and the Sackler family over their role in fueling the opioid crisis. Texas will receive $286.5 million from the settlement, bringing the state’s total opioid recovery funds to over $3 billion. The settlement includes permanent bans on Sackler opioid sales in the U.S., public release of 30 million company documents, and distribution of funds for addiction treatment and prevention over 15 years.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reached an agreement with Samsung Electronics America, Inc. to stop collecting Automated Content Recognition (ACR) data from smart TVs without consumers' express consent. Samsung must update its smart TVs to provide clear and conspicuous disclosures and obtain consent before any data collection, ensuring Texans are informed and in control of their viewing data.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Shein US Services LLC for selling toxic products and exposing consumers' personal data to the Chinese Communist Party. The lawsuit seeks monetary penalties under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. This action is part of a broader effort to protect Texans from health risks and CCP influence.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against PDD Holdings, Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., doing business as Temu, for deceptive marketing and unlawful covert harvesting of Texans’ personal data that was exposed to the Chinese Communist Party. The suit alleges Temu functions as a 'trojan horse' e-commerce app that bypasses security protocols to create a backdoor into users’ private data, which is stored on servers in China. The lawsuit seeks monetary relief under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, including up to $10,000 per violation and up to $250,000 per violation targeting consumers aged 65 or older.