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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Bosch Flexidome 3000i NDAA IP Camera Test

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Georgia Integrator Defends 70 Hikvision Fever Camera Install

The owner of the Georgia integrator who sold 70 Hikvision fever cameras which were recently shut down spoke to IPVM at length and explained what...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago | 29 Comments

Faked Google Customer Reviews From Sequoia Investor And 20+ Verkada Employees

20+ Verkada employees and Sequoia Capital Partner Konstantine Buhler, a Verkada investor, faked customer reviews on Google. This 30-second video...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 23 Comments

Dear FDA: Why Eagle Eye Needs To Be Punished

IPVM has sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, and Jeffrey E. Shuren, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health after...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 10 Comments

Hikvision Marketed Russian Factory, It Does Not Exist

Hikvision marketed a Russian factory, so IPVM checked it on-site, finding no factory. Hikvision declined to comment to IPVM, deleting the marketing...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Contactless Access Credentials Guide

Contactless credentials are the most commonly used for access control systems, but while they look alike externally, important differences...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 10 Comments

"We Are Not Going Anywhere" Says Hikvision USA Longest Tenured Employee

Hikvision USA employees were defiant, with the organization's longest-tenured employee, Brad Heckelman, delivering an impromptu 3-minute speech at...

By Gurami Jamaspishvili and Donald Maye - about 3 years ago | 70 Comments

VMS and VSaaS Architecture Guide

While VMS and NVRs are the most common choice for new surveillance projects, VSaaSes are growing. Understanding their architecture and related...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 2 Comments

Colombia Drops Temperature Screening, Fever Camera Market Crashes

Colombia's government has dropped its temperature screening mandate. IPVM examines the impact on the local 'fever' camera market. For previous...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago | 7 Comments

Oloid 'World's First' Software Access Reader

New approaches to readers are uncommon, but startup Oloid's access reader is software-based, multifactor authentication, and reuses smartphones and...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 18 Comments

Vivint CEO Deflects Questions About Unethical Sales Practices, "Every Company Has a Few Bad Apples"

Vivint's new CEO emphasized 'a few bad apples' and that 'no company' is 'perfect' responding to questions about US government actions against his...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago | 7 Comments

The Access Passback Problem

'Passback' -- the practice of using someone else's credentials to gain entry, is a troubling access control vulnerability. In this report,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 28 Comments

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

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