IPVM's Reports

IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.

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Illustra Essentials Gen4 NDAA IP Cameras Tested

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By Ilya Ignatenko - about 3 years ago

17 US Cities Boycotting Products That Include Facial Recognition

15 US cities, 1 county, and 1 state, have not only banned government use of facial recognition, but are effectively boycotting the purchase of any...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago | 44 Comments

40+ Alternatives to Dahua & Hikvision For Video Surveillance Camera Manufacturing

As bans against Dahua and Hikvision rise (from Taiwan's ban to the US NDAA ban to an impending FCC ban and a recommended UK ban), people around the...

By Ethan Ace - about 3 years ago | 41 Comments

Taiwan Government Bans China Tech Including Dahua and Hikvision

Taiwan has banned using PRC China tech products across its government, including Dahua and Hikvision, ordering these be removed by the end of 2021....

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 9 Comments

Latch Stock Declines After Lowering Full Year Revenue Guidance

Latch's stock price declined ~17% the day after it announced its Q2 2021 earning and lowered full-year revenue guidance. However, the company...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago

Pelco Low Cost NDAA-Compliant Sarix Value Series Tested

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By Derek Ward - about 3 years ago | 18 Comments

Community Protests, Georgia County Shuts Down 70 Hikvision Fever Cameras

Community protests have lead to Fayette County, Georgia's school board shutting down 70 Hikvision fever cameras that just a year ago they purchased...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago | 17 Comments

Verkada False And Manipulative Facial Recognition Strategy

Verkada is falsely and manipulatively alleging its facial recognition is "not facial recognition" and is "very different from facial recognition"...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 60 Comments

Glossary / Acronyms for Video Surveillance

This directory provides definitions and explanations for over 90 common video surveillance industry terms, including links to related IPVM...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 34 Comments

MacArthur Justice Center vs ShotSpotter Commissioned Report

Amidst bad press, ShotSpotter commissioned Edgeworth Analytics to review Northwestern Law School’s MacArthur Justice Center (MJC) report that...

By Donald Maye - about 3 years ago

Security Fence Guide

Fences, while low-tech, are often the first layer of defense to keep threats away from sensitive areas or people, playing a part in keeping...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 14 Comments

PRC Sanctions Human Rights Watch China Director

China (PRC) sanctioned 7 US individuals and entities including Sophie Richardson, the China Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), who has reported...

By Conor Healy - about 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Security Company Fined by FTC for Abusive Telemarketing Practices

A US security company was fined $9.85 million by the FTC in 2020 for calling consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry, demonstrating the FTC...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Nature Scientific Study Of Fever Cameras Confirms Accuracy Problems And 'Correction Algorithm'

A new study in Nature's Scientific Reports tested 3 fever camera systems on human subjects, found one used a "correction algorithm" and all had...

By Conor Healy and Zach Segal - about 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Latin America Video Surveillance Sales Not Transparent Says NGO

Hikvision, Dahua, Huawei, ZTE, AnyVision, and NTechLabs are among more than a dozen industry companies named in a recent report by US-based NGO...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago | 11 Comments

Acoem Gunshot / Threat Detection Problems Tested

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By Zach Segal and Derek Ward - about 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Shotspotter vs Vice On Altering Evidence Allegations

Vice alleged gunshot detection provider ShotSpotter has altered evidence as directed by police. ShotSpotter disputes this and, in one of the cases,...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Avigilon Sues Verkada, Seeks Ban of Importing Verkada Cameras To The USA

Avigilon has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging Verkada is violating 3 Avigilon patents, requesting the...

By Isabella Cheng and John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 47 Comments

Hikvision Refuses UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner Inquiries On Human Rights Abuses

The UK's Surveillance Camera Commissioner wrote a letter to Hikvision inquiring about 'human rights abuses' yet Hikvision has so far refused to...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 10 Comments

UK Surveillance Camera Code of Practice Examined

Most countries have no governmental codes for video surveillance. However, the UK has had one for almost a decade and it is about to be...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 5 Comments

IronYun AI Vaidio v5 Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 3 years ago | 5 Comments

Motorola Paid $297 Million For Openpath

Motorola Solutions has disclosed it paid $297 million for Openpath, the 5-year old access control startup, it announced acquiring last...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 17 Comments

PRC's 5 Cybersecurity And Data Laws Explained

China (PRC) has enacted 5 major laws in the past 6 years, including 2 this year, that define the legal cybersecurity obligations of PRC...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 5 Comments

ADT Stock Drops, Q2 2021 Results

ADT's stock price dropped 12% after reporting their second-quarter earnings, missing their EPS consensus estimate of $0.26, coming in at...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Contracting COVID-19 At ISC West

Complaints about people contracting COVID-19 at ISC West grow while ISC West tells IPVM they took the 'risks of COVID-19 incredibly...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 77 Comments

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