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Senator Calls For Magnitsky Sanctions On Hikvision

A sitting US Senator has called on the US to impose Magnitsky sanctions on Hikvision based on a recent UN human rights report. The UN's top...

By Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Access Control Life Safety 101

Life safety codes dictate the design and function of access control systems to preserve life. Complying with life safety requirements can be...

By Aiden Gonzalez - almost 2 years ago | 4 Comments

The Chief Investigator Secretly Closing Deals For Verkada

The chief investigator charged with finding "fraud, waste, misconduct, and abuse" in a New Jersey county secretly helps close deals for Verkada at...

By Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago | 49 Comments

Amazon Powers Dahua and Hikvision Sales and Cloud Services

Amazon prolifically sells relabeled Dahua and Hikvision products in the US and provides the cloud services that run remote monitoring of...

By Conor Healy - almost 2 years ago

Evolv's CEO School Backpack Claim Contradicted In Own Video

In the same instance, Evolv CEO Peter George declares students need "not tak[e] anything out of their backpacks", Evolv shows students holding...

By Nikita Ermolaev - almost 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Favorite Products

Security integrators periodically report on their favorite and worst products to IPVM. These are known integrators who IPVM pays to answer surveys....

By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Worst Products

Security integrators periodically report on their favorite and worst products to IPVM. These are known integrators who IPVM pays to answer surveys....

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago

Spot AI Dropping Free Longse Cameras

Last year, Spot AI captured the industry's attention by giving away Longse cameras. However, Spot AI has now dropped Longse and is pivoting to...

By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Favorite Security Distributors 2022

With product shortages and price increases a top concern, which surveillance distributors are integrators choosing? 170+ integrators told us their...

By Sean Patton - almost 2 years ago | 4 Comments

Assa CEO Says They Need To "Stop Or Buy Competitors" Before They "Can Grow"

A bombshell disclosure within the US DoJ's complaint to stop Assa's deal to acquire Spectrum HHI, Assa Abloy CEO's said that they needed to "stop...

By John Honovich - almost 2 years ago | 5 Comments

Dahua-Created Leap Motor's IPO And Negative Gross Margins Analyzed

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By Charles Rollet - about 2 years ago | 2 Comments

How Environmental Sensors Work

Environmental sensor use is expanding as organizations seek to measure and be alerted on air quality, temperature, humidity, particulate matter...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 years ago | 3 Comments

"The Follower" Creates Privacy Scare With AI Surveillance Scanning

A Belgian artist's project, "The Follower" created a public scare as he found video feeds that matched Instagram posts from around the world. Yahoo...

By John Honovich and Mert Karakaya - about 2 years ago | 18 Comments