IFSEC 2019 Show Report

By: John Honovich and Charles Rollet, Published on Jun 19, 2019

The UK's largest trade show, IFSEC, is underway and IPVM has been examining what is new and happening at the show.

Inside, we cover:

  • Huawei Is Out
  • GDPR Changes
  • Dahua Adds Umbrella Analytics
  • Dahua Live Facial Recognition, No Permission
  • Hikvision No Facial Recognition
  • Avigilon and Hikvision Heavy Advertising
  • Show Traffic Good
  • Shrinking Floorplan
  • Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter IPVM Interview
  • Human Rights Watch Calls Out Hikvision
  • "The foreign propaganda window of China's market economy"
  • Axis GDPR and LPC Releases
  • Anyvision Funding And On-Board Camera FR
  • Genetec GDPR Marketing / Anti-Face
  • Unknown US Company Claims 'NO FALSE ALARMS'
  • Influencers Decline
  • Embarrassing Tavcom Education on ONVIF Vs PSIA
  • IFSEC Banning Rival Media
  • Milestone Not Exhibiting

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  • ********* ** ****** ***********
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  • **** ******* ****
  • ********* *********
  • ************ ****** ************ **** Porter **** *********
  • ***** ****** ***** ***** Out *********
  • "*** ******* ********** ****** of *****'* ****** *******"
  • **** **** *** *** Releases
  • ********* ******* *** **-***** Camera **
  • ******* **** ********* / Anti-Face
  • ******* ** ******* ****** 'NO ***** ******'
  • *********** *******
  • ************ ****** ********* ** ONVIF ** ****
  • ***** ******* ***** *****
  • ********* *** **********

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Huawei ** ***

***** ****** *** * major ***** ******** ** 2018, ** ********* ** being*** * ******** ** video *************** ** ** *** front **** ** ** news *** **, ****** is ******* **** ***** this ****.

***** *** ***** *** 2018 *****:

****** **** **** * presence ** ***** *** only ******* ***** ********* subsidiary, ***** ****** ****** who ******** **** ***** surveillance *******, ** **** marketing *****:

********* ******** ** ******* about *** ****** ** other ****** *******. **** were ******* **** ******** such ** '**** ******* facial *********' *** ** live ****** *********:

***** *** ** ****** is ************ ** ****** video ************, ** ** surprising **** ****** ***** not ****** ***** ********* video ************ ********* ** Europe.

GDPR *******

*********'* **** / *** complaint ** ****, ***** ** ******** their ********, ****** **** prominent ***** *** ****** to **** **** *** their ********** ** *********** with ****:

****** *********** ** ***** being ****** **** ** the **** *****, ********* without *** ******* *********. The **** ****** ************* is **** **** *** 'not *********' ** **** it ** ** **** 'anonymized ********* ****' *** pictures ** *****.

Dahua **** ****** ***********

***** *** **** ****** recognition ** *** ******* below ***** **** **** scanning ******** ******* ** and ******** ** *** if **** **** ** their ******** ** **** a '********':

Dahua **** ******** *********

***** *** * *** accessory ********* ********, ***** will ***** ***** ** identify *** ****** *** individuals ******** *********. * Dahua ***** ****** ********* that **** ** * new *******:

** *** ** ****** realizing ** **** **** IPVM. **** ** *** identified *********, ** **** a ***** ******* *** shouted **** ** ******'* speak ** **.

** ** *** ***** what *** ******** ********** for ******** ********* **, however,********* **** ****** * symbol ** ********* **** ****.

Dahua ***** ***********

** **** ** ***** live ****-******* **** ***********, Dahua *** * ****** entrance ****** ******:

*****'* ********* *** *** same ** ***** **** just **** * ********* color *** **** ****. Dahua *** ***** *** made *********** ******* **** their ** ** *** West, ****** ** ***** or ***********.

Hikvision ** ****** *********** *****

********* *** ** ****** recognition ***** **** ** saw *** ********* *** the **** ************* ** the ******* ********* **** spoke **** ***** *** GDPR ******, ******** *** on **** *******.

Hikvision ***** ***********

***** ********* ****** **'* 2019 *****, ** ***** heavily ** *********** *** had *** **** ****** the ******, **** *** banners **** *** *** below:

*** ***** ***** *** columns:

*** **** ******* ******* on ***** *********:

*************, ********* ***** *** no ** ******* ****** messaging, ******** ** *********** name ***********.

*** **** *********** **** floorplan *** ********* **** the **** **** ***** for ****.

Avigilon ***** ******* ***********

***** ********* ********* *********** indoors, ******** *** ** outdoors, ** ** *** last ****. *** *******, outside *** ****:

************, ******** *** * walkway ****** ***:

Solid *******

*** **** ****** ******** from ******* ********** ** spoke ** *** **** traffic *** *****, **** few ****** ** *** strongly ****** ** ***** than **** ****. *******, whether ********** *** *** same ** **** **** or ****** **** **** than ********* ***** ** unclear ** **.

********** **** *% ** 2018 ** ********** ********* ***** ****** was **** **** ****. The **** ***** ** happening ** **** ** exhibitor ********* ******** *****.

Shrinking *********

*** ***** ********* ****** with * ******* ******** in ********** ** *** far ****** **** **** occupied **** ****, ** this ******* **** *****'* Floorplan *****:

*** *** ***** ***** shows **** ** **** dead ********** **** *** show:

***** *** *** ***** at *** ***** **** showed ********* ****** ********* receding **** *** *****:

Surveillance ****** ************ **** ****** **** *********

Image result for tony porter uk

***** ************ ****** ************ Tony ********* * ***** ********* with **** (****). *** two *** ********* **** that ****** *** ******* about ********* ************* ** video ************ *** ********* to *********'* **********.

******** ** *** ******* '************ ****** ***'*** ** **** ** it, *** ** ** unveiling*** '****** ** *******' program, * ****** ******** to ******* *** ******** of ************ *******. **** it *********** ******** ** is ******* ** *** details **** *** ** released ***** ******** *** it ********* ******** ** default *********, *** ** HTTPS ** ***********, ***. Manufacturers **** ****-******* ** the ***** ****** *** those **** ********** ** concerns *** ****** **** to ******'* ****** ** review.

*** ******* ** **** Hikvision *** ******** ******* this ******* ****** ***** marketing ******** *** ********* senior ** ********** ******** Porter ** *********** ** a ********* ********* ***** immediately ***** ****** ********* the *******, ***********'* ********* *********:

****** ** ******* **** be ******** ** ** Surveillance ****** ************ **** Porter ** **** ** the ***** ******** ************ Camera ***, *** ****** of ***** ***** ***** on ******** **** ** from **** ** **:**** at *** ***** *** Note *****.Porter’s ******* ** ******** *********** ** * ********* ********* ***** further discussing Secure by Default and featuring Tony Porter, Detective Constable Patrick McBrearty who is the Cyber Protect Officer within the Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands, Norbain’s Jeremy Hockham, and Hikvision’s Gary Harmer.

****** ** *********** ********* Hikvision's *************. ****** *** emphasize ** **** **** he ** *** ******* paid *** **** *** he ***** ** **** to ***** **** ********* events *** ***** ********* (e.g., ****, ******, *********, etc. *** **** ** the ******* *** **** of **** *** ****** any ****** ****** ** marketing ********* **** ******).

****** *** ******* ********* of *********'* **********, ********* government *********, *******, ***** rights ******,** ** ******,*********'* ******* ** ***** any ********* ******** **** their ******* ******, ***., ***** *** surprising ** ** *** such * ****** ******** and *** **** ** UK ********** ************.

*** ********* ***** ******** will ** ** ********* validation ****** *** *********. IPVM ***** ** ****** if ********* ****** ** into ***** ***** **** UK ********** ******** ******.

Human ****** ***** ***** *** *********

********** ** *********'* ******** and *** ** ********** official ******** ** *********'* marketing *****,***'******* ********** ****:

******** *****, ********** ***** held ** ********** *********, ought ** ** ******* on ********* **********, ***********, and ***** **** ** technology, *** *********** *** importance ** *** ********* for ********* ******** ** surveillance. **** ****** *** be ****** *** ***** to *************** ** ********* that *** ************ **** human ****** ********** ** Xinjiang, *** ******** ******* of * ****-**** ************ state.

CEIEC - "*** ******* ********** ******"

** *** ***-**** **********, perhaps *** **** *********** company ******* *** **** of*****, ***** ********* ******** "*** ******* ********** window ** *****'* ****** economy." *** ***** *****, however, *** *** **** of * ****** ** anything: ***** **** * few ****** *** ***** tech ***********, **** ******* and * ***** ***. The **** **** '******* Service ******'. ***** **** no *****.

Axis **** ******* ****** *** ****

**** *** ** ** / ** ******* ******* with ***** '**** ******* ******', ** ***-** ****** application **** ******* *** blurs ******. ****** *** obvious **** ***********, ** signals **** ** ******* up *** ********* *********, an **** ***** *** company *** **** *****.

***** ********* ***** ************ it *****:

*********** ** *** ******* Shield ******* ******** ******-***, newer *******, ***** ~$*** per ****** ***, ** start, **** **** ******* availability ** ******** ******. We **** ** **** it **** ******.

Axis ***** ********* *** ******

***** **** ******* *** widely **** *** ********* license ****** (******-**** ******* ***** ******* Cameras), ***** *** **** did *** ***** * dedicated / ******** *** camera. ***, **** *** introducing ******* *****-**, ******** ** ****** cars ********* ** ** 81mph *** ** ********* of ** ** *** meters. **** ** $*,***.

**** **** *** ******** color ****** (*** **** cameras) ** **** *** "gray ***** ******* *** black ************* ****** ***** in ** *** ******* environment."

Genetec ***-**** / *********** ****-**** ***********

******* ** ********** ***** pro-GDPR / *********** ****-**** recognition ******** ** ********** their ************* *************:

** ************* ******* ********* ****. ** ***** ** a ****** ***** ******** to *** **** ********* continuing ** **** **** facial ***********.

Anyvision ******* $** ******* ****

*** ********* *********** ******* continues ** *****. **** started ***** ****** '*' with $** ******* ** 2018, **** ** **** to $** ******* ** January ****, *** *** they********* ** ** ** to $** *******. ** ** * monster ****** ** ******* for ******* ***** ************ standards, ** *** ** close. *******, *** **** China ****** *********** *********, Sensetime *** ****** **** still ****** **** **** (e.g.,****** ****** *** **** amount - $*** ******* in ***).

***** ********* *** **** facial *********** ** $*,*** per ******* ** **** sell, ****** ** ***** it ** ******* ****** China ** *****.

* ************ ******* **** in *********'* *** ******* is ***, *********'* ******* capital *** ***** ***** the ******* ** *********** from * **** **** company ** *** ***.

Anyvision ********* **** ***** ***********

** ****, ********* *** been ******* ** ****** substantial ******* ***** ***** **** *** discussing ******** ******* *** ******** ** security ******* ***** *********.********* *** **** ********** its *** ******** ****** line ** ******** **** ************.

Unknown ** ******* ****** ** ***** ******

** *** ** *** most ********** ********* *****, a ** *******,************ *********** '** ***** ALARMS' *** **** ****:

**** *** ******* ***** appliance *** $***, ****** their ******* ********* ***** it ** '*******'.******** ***** **** * employee *********

Embarrassing ****** ********* ** ***** ** ****

**** *** **** ******* who '********' ****** ******** ******** ***** ** limited ** * ** cameras, ***** * ******* lesson ***** ******* *** should ****** ***** ** PSIA *** *****, ** the ***** ******* ***** shows:

**** *** ***** *** been **** *** **** years. ******** ***** ** '******'. ** ** * shame *** *** ******** and ********** *** *** UK *** *** **** has ********** ********** *** pioneers *** ******* ** CCTV / ***** ************.

"Influencers' *******

*** * ****** ** years, ***** *** *** an '***********' *******, ******* **** ************* *** ****** ********** we **** ****, **** few ********** ** *** even ***** *** ********* it ****. ** **** never ***** ** **** of ***** ******. **** are *****'* *** * thought *******:

Auto *****

** * ******* ****, Korean ************ ****** *** marketing **** '*****':

UK ***** ***********

*** ** *** **** bizarre ******** ** *** show ** **** **** Media, *** ************ **** owns ******** *****, ******** News ****, ***, **** that ***** *** ****** their ******:

*** ***’* ** ****** any *****, ************* **-***** publications ** *** ***** shows **** **** ******* they **** **** ****** from *********

** **** *** **** impacted ** ****, ** far.

** **** ***** **** any ******** **** *** media **** *********. **'* strange.

Milestone *** **********, ***** *** ********* *********

** ********** ******* ** *****, Milestone ******* ** ********** ** ***** **** year *** ***** *** Hikvision ************* ********* ***** booths.

********* ****:

********* ** ********** ********** the ****** ** *** investment ** ***** ***** in *******, *** **** found **** ***** ** EMEA ** ****** ** attractive ** **. ** 2019 ** **** **** much **** ********* ** digital ********* *** *** own ******.

***** ***** *********** ** the ********* *********.

Day * **** **

**** **** ** ********** our ******** ******* *** end ** *** **** and, ** **********, *** Surveillance ****** *** *** the ****** ** '****** by *******'.

Comments (15)

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/19/19 07:54pm

*'** **** **** **** times ****** *** *'** repeat ** ***** ****. Hikvision ** *** **** run *** ******** ***** manufacturer. **** *** ***** face *********** (***** ** not ***** ** **** much ******) *** ******* up **** **** ****** are ***** *****. ****, it ** ************ **** a ** ********** ******** is ** ********* *** Hikvision **** *** ******* and ***** *********.

*** **** *****'* *****...

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to John Honovich | 06/20/19 02:46pm

********: “*****, *** ***** you ** *********  **** a ******** ******** ********?”

***: “* *** ******* odd ****.”

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

06/19/19 11:15pm

****** *** *** ****** JH, **** ******* ** the **** *****.

Undisclosed #2

06/19/19 11:16pm

* *** ********:

*.**** ** * ******* sales ***** / ****** agent. **** ******** *** Chinese ********* ** *** smaller ********** *** *** not * ************. **** you *** ** ***** service *****

*. * **********: ****** is * ****** **** module ************, ***** ***********. They **** ************* ******** in ***** ** * am *** ********, ******* that's ** *** ******** made * *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/19/19 11:23pm

***** ***. ******'* ******* was ** *******, *********.

** *** *****, ** did *** *** **** were * ************. ** simply******** ***** *** ****-***********: "** *** ******* ********** window ** *****’* ****** economy"

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 06/20/19 12:44am

****, *** ** ******* at ****.  ******* ****'* a ******** ************** ** China. 

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to John Honovich | 06/20/19 05:25pm

"** ****** ******** ***** *** ****-***********: "** *** ******* propaganda ****** ** *****’* market *******"

*********.  ** ***** ** that *** ****** ** that **** ** ******* in * ********* **-********* camp **** ******* ****** to *****.  ** *** fairness *** **** "**********" is **** **********.   **** #1 ** ** ***** describe **** *** ******* as "propaganda" 

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 06/20/19 11:39pm

* ***** *** *** all ******* *** **** into **...******** *** *********** done ** **** ****** in *** ******* **** bad ******* ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/21/19 12:52am

**** *** ******* ******

*** ** ********** ** England?

* ***** **'* ******** not ******** ** '******* propaganda ******' ****** ** a ****** ******* ******* but **'* * *** weird, *********.

***, *'** ***** ************* like **** ******* ********* exhibiting **** *** ******* companies, **** *** ***** of ****?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 06/21/19 02:42am

*** ** ********** ** England?

*** **** **** **** you **** * *****...** the **** *****'* ***** English ** ***, ** has ** *** ** doing ******* *******, *** bosses ******* ***'* **** to ***** ***** ***** on ************ *********** *** proofreading. *** ******** ****** process *** **** ******: "Hey! *** ******* ******* in ********** *****? *** make *** ********..."  

*********:
*** ********* **** **** the ** ********** (****** central ********** ** ***** government, ********* ** *** has *** ****** *** it).
******* ****** ****** ** the *** ******* ** the ********** *** *** industry ***** *** *** classified ** ***** (*.*. 20% *******, **% ... all *** *** ** to ***** **********)  *** subsidy ** ******* ****** at * ****** *** company *** **** ****** the ***** *** *** floor *****. 

*** ******** *** **** to ********* ** **** by *** ********** *** depends ** *** ********** of *** ******** *** the ****** ******. *** example, ** *** ********** decides ** ** ********* to ******* *** **** industry, **** *********** **** be ***** ********** (** matter *** *******), **********, if *** ********** ******* to ******* ******** **** Russia **** *********** ** Russia (********** ** ********) will ******* **** ******* than ******* (***** ***** not ******* *** ********* that ****). 

*** ******* ** **** to ****, *** ** reality *** ** ***** a ****... *** **** to *** *** *** exhibition *****, **** ****** all *** ********* ** the ********** *** **** to ******* *** ***** back (******* ** ***** a **** ** *** the ***** ******** ** you ** *** ***, in ******* ***** ** takes ** ** * years ** ******* *** refund) 


***** ******** **** ** an "**********" *** ******* information *** ***********. **** keep ***** ** *** different ********* ********** ******* schemes *** **** ** apply ** ****** ** the ************* (***** ** a *** ** ***** work ********). *** ******** make ***** ***** **** extra ******** **** ***** construction, ***** *** ***** bookings ***. ********* ** is **** ** * "tour *****" ********** *** the ************* *********, ********** is ***** **** ** for *** ************  *** the ****** ** *** top ** **** **** can *** **** ** the ***** **** **** the **********. 

********* *** ********** ******** industry ** *****:
*** *** **** ** the **** *-* *****, the ******* ********** *** cut **** *************. **** what * *** *** recent ********* ********* *** all ** *** ***** level/municipal *****. 

*** **** ** **** actually ***?
* ** *** *** familiar **** ** *** US, *** * ***** it ** **% ** 50%. 

** ** ******, *** government ******* ** **** nice ** ****, *** not ** ***** ** it ******...  ***** ** a *** ** *** amount *** *** *** back,  *** **** ** wait *** * **** to *** *** ***** back **** *** **********, it ****** **** *** payment *** *** ********** floor ***** *** *****'* cover *** *** ***** related ***** ** ***** tickets, ************* *****, ******* forwarding, ******** ******** ***. so ** *** *** you ***** **** ** fork *** * *********** amount ** ***** ** you ** ** ** expensive **** **** ***** or *** ****. 


Laurent Villeneuve

Genetec | IPVMU Certified | 06/21/19 03:54pm

** ****,

**** ** ******* **********, Product ********* ******* *** video ********** ** *******. Thanks *** *** **** report, ***** *** ****** very ********** *** **.

* ***** ** ******* our ******** *** *** privacy ********** *** **** recognition ******.

********* *** ********** ** privacy *** ******* ***** to **** ************* **** GDPR **** *** **** we *** ******* **** recognition. 

** *** *******, **** technologies *** **** **** in ****. ** ** possible ** ***** ****** and ****** **** **** recognition **********, ***** ******** server-based ******* ******* ** the **** *******. **** prevents ‘*******’ ********* ** identify ******, *** ***** take ****** ** ‘******* recognized’ ******, *** *******. Higher ****** ***** *** then ****** ********** *********** if **** **** *** right ***********. ** **** case, *** ********** ***** unlock *** ******** (*********) video, ******** *** ******* and ******** ***** *** recording **** *** ***********.

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Paul Anderson

06/24/19 07:10am

***** **** ** ******, GDPR, ******* *** ******** ;) ** ** *** heart ** **** ** discuss.  ****** ******* ******* papers ** ****, ****** Recognition *** ********* ****** data ********** ** **** to **** **** ******** with ************* **** *** the ***** *** ****.  Even ******* ** **** porter, *** **** *** of *** ****** ** sent ** *** *** not **** ;)

*****://***.********.**.**/*****/***********-***-**********-**-*******-*********-/

**** ** *** ***** work ****

John Honovich

IPVM | 07/02/19 01:13am

***********, ******** ******** *** a ******** **** ** IFSEC **** *******:*********** ** * ********* IFSEC **** ** ******, **** *** **** negative ***** * **** ever **** ** ***** publication:

***** ********** ***** ****** aisles *** ****** ** room ** *******, *** theslower **** ******** **** *** ********** ** ******* (***** **********) on the return on investment (ROI) of large trade shows. [emphasis added]

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to John Honovich | 07/02/19 02:27am

****'* *********. **** *** British *****. 

Rodney Thayer

Smithee Solutions LLC | 07/17/19 08:50pm

* ******* *** ******* about ********* *** * step ** *** ***** direction.  ***** **** *** interesting.

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