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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Dahua and Hikvision Criticize False FCC Reports, Tout Selling Existing Products

Hikvision and Dahua criticized false reports of an FCC ban on their products, stating their US sales are largely unaffected by the new regulations...

By Joyce Ho and Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago | 9 Comments

Facial Recognition Comparison Guide - Avigilon, Hikvision, Oosto, Turing, Verkada

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By Rob Kilpatrick - almost 2 years ago | 6 Comments

Evolv "Not The Correct Solution For Schools" Says Superintendent After Stabbing

An Evolv system missed a knife that resulted in a student being stabbed, with the School's Acting Superintendent telling IPVM that Evolv is "not...

By Nikita Ermolaev - almost 2 years ago | 6 Comments

Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2022

While bans and COVID shook the market the last few years, this year's product shortages caused 2 of the historically most favored manufacturers to...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago | 13 Comments

Actuate's Public Safety Advisory Board Issues

Actuate hired three former police leaders but mischaracterized them as current public officials, did not disclose paying them plus one of them...

By Joyce Ho - almost 2 years ago | 2 Comments

HID Denies Fraud, Adds 3rd Patent Infringement Allegation Against WaveLynx

Assa Abloy / HID expanded its allegations against WaveLynx adding a third alleged patent violation. It also described WaveLynx’s claims of fraud...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago

FCC Affirms Can Revoke Dahua and Hikvision, Opens Comment On Revoking

The FCC has affirmed it has the authority to revoke existing authorizations for Dahua and Hikvision products, seeking comments on "whether and to...

By Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago

FCC Prohibited Purposes Plan For Dahua And Hikvision

While the FCC voted to prohibit authorizations of any new Dahua, Hikvision (or Hytera) products, it included an option for those companies to...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago | 9 Comments

Dahua Sells Off Lorex To Taiwan Company

The day before the US FCC announced prohibiting new Dahua authorizations, Dahua announced it is selling off Lorex to a Taiwan company. Lorex...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Bans Roll Across Scotland And UK Against Dahua and Hikvision

Both the UK and Scottish governments have banned Hikvision plus other PRC providers from certain government usage for national security reasons,...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago | 5 Comments

How Verkada Is Redesigning Products To Block Motorola's Ban Efforts

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By Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago

Camduster Camera Cleaning “Robot” Tested

The Camduster Cleaning robot claims to automate lens cleaning, removing the need for manual cleaning of cameras, but how well does it actually...

By Katie Ferry and John Scanlan - almost 2 years ago | 20 Comments

SoFi Stadium Evolv Screening Surveyed

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By Nikita Ermolaev - almost 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Renew Your IPVM Course Certificate

With more than 3,000 IPVM course certificates issued, we now allow renewing course certificates by re-taking the exam for free, as an IPVM Info+...

By Aiden Gonzalez - almost 2 years ago | 2 Comments

How US Courts Assess Surveillance Technology (Frye/Daubert Hearings)

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By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago | 16 Comments

Dahua Lies Saying Its Equipment Not Intended For Public Safety

Dahua is lying to the public and the US government in an attempt to avoid NDAA and FCC action, alleging its products are not intended for "public...

By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago | 7 Comments

White Light Camera Shootout - Clare, Dahua, DW, Hikvision, Tiandy, Uniview, Wyze

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By Katie Ferry and Brandon Niskala - almost 2 years ago

Spot AI Raises $40 Million

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By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago

Evolv Maryland School Customer Satisfied Despite 250:1 False Alarm Rate

An Evolv school district customer told IPVM that they are satisfied with the system and that "without this technology [the school official] 100%...

By Nikita Ermolaev - almost 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Secretly Relabelled Hikvision Sales Violated Taiwan Law

Two Taipei distributors sold relabelled Hikvision cameras for use in Taiwan government projects, a direct violation of Taiwan's ban on government...

By Joyce Ho - almost 2 years ago | 2 Comments

PRC China Online Marketing for Hikvision/Dahua/Huawei Reviewed

Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei use Weibo, a Chinese social media app with over 573 million active users, to market their offerings inside...

By Joyce Ho - almost 2 years ago

5 Top Challenges For Growing Integrators (Statistics)

140+ integrators told IPVM the top challenges to growing their businesses. In this report, IPVM examines the results and explains the 5 main...

By Sean Patton - almost 2 years ago | 8 Comments

Dahua Racial Analytics And Human Rights Abuses - Explainer Video

Dahua has been caught, over and over again, specifying racial analytics targeting ethnic minorities. Watch the ~3-minute video below to learn...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Wyze Cam V3 Pro Vs Professional IP Cameras

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By Jermaine Wilson - almost 2 years ago

Disqualify Dahua and Hikvision, UK Camera Commissioner Tells Security Minister

The UK's top CCTV official, Fraser Sampson, told the UK's Security Minister that surveillance companies that are unwilling to accept scrutiny and...

By Joyce Ho - almost 2 years ago

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