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 happened, from his perspective.
Inside this note, Billy Ray Griffith of Ultimate Security spoke with IPVM about:
- The rushed process that resulted in deploying Hikvision
- Ultimate Security's main product lines
- Why the school district chose Hikvision over FLIR and Avigilon
- The role of ADI in selling and endorsing Hikvision
- What the school district and Ultimate knew about thermal temperature screening
- Why blackbodies were not used
- What references Hikvision used to win the deal
- What the school district and Ultimate knew about Hikvision's China government control
- How Hikvision USA assured this integrator that it was separate from Hikvision China
- The integrator's long-term commitment to the local community
Rushed *******
******* ****** ****** *******(****) ******** ********** *** '*****' ****** system ****** ******** ******** ** ****** in ****** ****, ********* ** **** limited **** ** **** * ********, buy *** *********, *** **** ** installed, ********* ** ********:
** *** ** * *****, ** course. ** *** ** *** ******* and ********* ******* ******* *** ******* were ***** ** ** ****** ** open, *** **** *** ** ** installed *** *******. ** ******** ****** very **** ** *** *******. ** worked **–** ***** ** *** **** in **** ****.
Ultimate ********: *** * ********* ******
******** ********** ********* ** ******** *** ********* dealer. ******** **** **** **** *** only ********* **** ** **** **** was *** **** ********* ***** ********* system:
** *** ***** **** ******** **** Hikvision. *'* *** ******* *******, * mean ********. ** ***** *** ******** with *********.
******** **** **** *** ********* ****'* Avigilon ******, ********* ** ********:
**'** ***** ******* **** ** ***** Avigilon ** ***** *******.
Avigilon *** *********
******** **** ** ********* ********* ** sell **** ** ******** ***** ********* system. ******* ************ * ******* ******* senior **** ************** *** ******** ***** representatives, ******** *** ****** ** ***** the ******** **** ** ********'* ***** screening *** *** ***** ******** ***** last ****, ******* ****** ***** **** required *** ****** ** ** ***********:
**** **** ******** *** ** *** running *** ******* ** ******* ******* because **** ****'* **** ** ***** yet.
Local ********** *** *********
********* ********* ******* *** ******** ** the ****** ** **** ************** ***** learning **** ******** '*****' ******* ***** not ** ***** *** *** ***** of *******, ********* ** ********:
******* ****** ***** ** ********* ********* that **** *** **** ****** **** they ****, ***** ***************, **** *** installed *** ********* ******* *******. ****, city ****** [*******], ***** *** *** **** * remember **** **** ****.So **** **** ****, *** **** *** *** **** *** ******* ** *** ******* ** *********. [emphasis added]
******** **** **** *********'* ***** ************** was ******* **** ** ******* ********** for ***** ***** ******* ***********, ********* Georgia-based ************** *** * ******* **** network:
[*** ********* ***** **************] *** ******* locations **** *** ********* *** *********. In ****, ***** *** * ******* group ** **** **** **** *** these... ****** **** ********* *** **** it *** **** ********** ** **** in * ******* ****-**** ***********.
********* ****** *** ***** ********* ****** two ****** ** *** ***** ** the ******** **** ****** ** *** no ***** ********** ** ********* ** this ****.
Hikvision *********** ** ***
*** ******** *********, ********* ** ********, saying ** *** ******* *** **** Hikvision **** ****. ******* **** **** ADI *** "*** **** ********, *** we ***** **** *** ******* ** them."
* ****** **** ***, ** ******, we *** ** **** ********* **** ADI. **** **** **** **** *** a ***** *** ** *********. *** that **** **** ******* * ***** lot ** ********* *** ****... ** Hikvision ********** *** ******* ***** * bit *** ** ***. *** ****'*, of ******, *** **** ********, ***we ***** **** *** ******* ** ****. [emphasis added]
FLIR **********
***, ** ********'* **** ********, **** Griffith **** ********* *** **** **** the ********* ******* ** **** ****'* needs. ***********, **** *** ***** ********* considered *** *** **********, ********* ** Griffith:
**** ** **** *** ******* ** COVID *** ****** ** *** *** schools ****, **** *** ********* **** [FCPS] **** ****** ** **** * decision ** *******.
** *** ** ******* ** ** to ******* ** * **** ***** period ** ****. **, **** ****** to *** **** ***** ******, **there ****'* **** ************ ** **** ** ***, really it was really just a name that we were told from ADI and nobody really did any investigation into that at all. [emphasis added]
**** *** ********** ***********, ******** ****, due ** *** *********** ** ***'* noting **** ********* *** ************* ********** FLIR *** ****'* ***** ********* **********:
*** **** ****'** [***] *** **** who ********* ** ** **** **** did **** **** ****, *** **** weren't ******* **** ** ****. ****'* what *** **** **. *** ** turned *** ** ** ******* ***.
**** [***] ****'* **** **** **** at *** ********* ** **** * gathered *** ** *** ************.
** *** **** *********, **** ** Hikvision, ***'** ****** * *** ** them *** **** **** ****** **, a ***** ** ********* **** ** Georgia ******* *** ****, *** **** somebody **** ** *****, ** ***** out *****, **** *** **, ** was * **-*******.
****, ***** ***-********, *** *** **** stringent ************ ***** ********* *** ***** than *********, *** ****** ** ***** marketed ***** *** ******* *** ******** doorways. ****, **** *** **** ******* these ******* ****** *************, ******** *** number ** ***** ** *** ******* ADI.
No ********* ** *********** *********
******* *** ****** ******** *** ******** had *** ******* *********** ********* *********, Griffith *********.
*******, **** ********* ****************** ************** *** ******** ** *** **-********* system **** *** ****** ******** ********* with *** **** * *********:
Blackbody *** ****
**** *** *** ******** *********** ** "the ****** [******** ********] *** *** recommend **** ** ******** *** ***** body," ****** ********** *** ***** ****** ** **** series **** *********.
********, **** ** ***** ********** **** Hikvision ***/** ******* ****** ***************, *** not ********* **** **** ******** ***** bodies. ******** **** ******* ********* *** ADI ******** *** ** *** ********* of ***********.
********, ******** **** *********** **** *** discussed **** *********'* ******** ************** ** all ****** *** ***** ***** ** the ******** *** **** **** ** after *** ******* *** ******* *********.
**** ** ***** ***** ***********, ******** said **** ********* ********* **** *** components ******* ******** *** **** **** the ***** ** *********. ******,********* ********* ******** *** ** *** black ******.
No ********* ***** ********* *** *****
******* ******** ******** *** **** *** aware *********** ***** ******* *** ********** ** the *** ************ *** **** ** *** ****/******* of *** ** '*****' *******, ******** said:
* ******, *******, *** ***** ***** I ***** ****, *** ***** ** had ***** **** ******** **** *********...
***** ****** ****'* **** ************ **** we ** ****** ******* *****, ** the ******* ********** ******* ******** **** Hikvision *** *** **** **** ***** to ******** *********** **** ********** **** into ******** *******.We ****'* **** **** ** *** **** *** [*** ********* ***** **************] ****'* *** ******** ***** ****.
*** ******* ****** ***** **** ** into *** **** **** ***** ***** be ********* ********** ** ********** ************ or ****, ** ****'* **** *** knowledge ** **** ** ***. [******** added]
******** ********* **** ** *** *** learn ** *** **** *** ***** after *** **** ******* *** **** completed.
Hikvision *** **** ********
********* ** ********, ********* *** ******* Ultimate **** ** *** ******** **** the ********* ***** ****** ******:
* ******* ************* **** *** **** stuff **. *** * **** ******* quite * *** ***** *** ***** connection. *** **** ***** ****, **** I *** *************, * *** **** by *** **** [********* ***** **************] that, ** ****,I've *** ** ** *******, **** ********* *** ** *** ***** ** *** ******* *****.
****'* **** * *** **** *** he ******* ** **** ***** ** a *** ** ******** ** ******* me *** ** **** ** ******* points ** ** **** *** ********** with ********* ** *** **, ***** he ********* **********. [******** *****]
******** ******** ** ***** *** *-***** he **** ** ******** **** *** Hikvision ***** **************.
Long-Term ********** ** *** *********
******** ******** *** ******* ** ******* ********** *** ****-******-**** ********** ** Fayette ****** *** *****-******-**** ************ **** FCPS ****** ***** **** ****:
*'** **** ** *** ***** ** Education *** ******-********* *****. * ** way **** ** ******* ****** [****** Schools], *** **** **** ******* ****** was *****.
******* ********'* ****-******** ******** ** *** community, **** ******* ****** ********* *** harsh ***** *** ******** *** *** company ****** ****'* ****** ***** *******:
******** *** ******** ** ******** ** the **** ************** *** **** **** so ** ********* *******' ******** ****** the ****** ***** *******:
* **** ** **** *******, ********, to **** ** *** *** *** first ******* *** ******* ** *** all. *** **** ** **** *** of **********, ** *** ****, ** the ****** ******* ** *** ***** of *********, ***** **** **** ******** accusing ** ** ********* ** *** this *** ** *****, ****** **** I *** * ************** ** *** Communist *****. **** *********.
******** ****** **** ** ******** ** consulting **** **** ****, *** ***** that *** ***** ** *** **** school ***** ******* *** ********* ** the **** **** ** *** ***** grandchildren ********* ******** ** ****:
**** ** **** **** *** ** my ********, **** ** ** ****, graduated **** ******* ****** *******. *** I've *** ** ************* ** ******* County *******. *** ** **** **** graduated ***, *** **** **** ******* Fayette ******, ***** ** **** *** still ** ******. * ****, ******** Security, **** **** *******, *** ******* thousands ** ******* ** ****** *** all, ***** *** ***, ********* ** dollars. **'** ****, ****-***** ** **** county.
******** ******** ** *** ***** **** IPVM *** **** **** ****'* *** his ********** **** **** *** **** the ********** ***** ** ***** ******* was ******** * **** ****** ** class *** ***** ********:
*** * **** **** ***, * really **** **** ***, ** *** knew *** ******* *** *** ***** and ********* **** *** ******** **** Fayette ****** ***** ** *********,not *** ******* **** ** ****** *** ** ** **** **** ** *** ******? And how do we get them into classes? That was the whole purpose of it one way or another. From their [FCPS administration] standpoint, it's a shame that they had to be put through that [the July school board meeting]. [emphasis added]
******** ****** ** *** ********** **** the **** ********* **************:
**'** ********, *********'* ********. *** *****'* a *** ** *****, ***** ****** truly **.
******* ******** ******** *** **** *** aware ** ********* ***** ******* *** controlled ** *** *** ********** ** the **** ** *** ****/******* ** the ** '*****' *******, ******** ****:
*** **** *** *** ****?
***
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** **** ** ****** ***** * rock *** ** **** ****. ****** who's ** *** ******** ****** ** well ***** ** *** ***** *******.
* ***** ***'* ** **** *********. A *** ** ******, ********** *** older ********* **** ******* ** ***** changed, ****** ******* ** ***** ****** to **** **** **** *** ****. I ***'* ***** *** *** ** a *****, *** ** ***** *** used ** ** ****** ****. ***** knew ***** *****, ****'* ****** **** products, ***** ***** ** **** ***** of ******.
**** *****, *** ********* *** ******** orders ** *** **** * ** so *****. **** ******* **** **** ever ** ** **** (*** ****** was ****** ** ****).
****'* *** *** **** ***** *** talking ** ****** ***** ** ** so *********. ** ****** *** ******* themselves. *** ****** ** ******* ******, I ******* *** ***** ** **** Ultimate ******** **** ** **** *** Vision *** **** *** **** *****'* apart ** *****.
** *** **** ******** ****** **** it ****** ****** ********* **** *** Vision *** ***** ** *** ******* Government.
** ***** ** **** ** *** industry ************ ***** **** **** ****, rather **** ***** ** ******* *** Vision/Dahua ****** ** ********** * *** of *****.
* ******* *** ***** ** **** Ultimate ******** **** ** **** *** Vision *** **** *** **** *****'* apart ** *****.
***** ************ ******** ******** ******** :)
* ******* **** *** ******* **** article ******* ** **** **** *** other ****, **** ** *** * publication ******** **** ** ********* ***********!
** *** ***** ** **** ** Dahua, *********, ******* *******, ***. ** interested ***** ** ********** ** ****@****.*** or ****** *** ***** **** ** IPVM
* ***** **** ** **** ** integrator/sellers **** ** *******. ** **** something **** ***** ** ********** ** covering? ** ** * **** **** the ******* *********** ** **** *****.
***** ******* ** **** *** ***** to ****** ** ******* *** ******-** model.
*********, *'* ****** ** **** '*** time' ** *********** ** ********* ** are **** ********** ***********, *.*., ********* Dahua, *********, *** *******.
* ***'* ***** ** ********* **** an **** ** ******** ******, *.*., would ** *********** ******* ** ********* are *** *********** **** ** **** and **** * **** ***** ** viewed ** ***** ***********.
*** *** ***** ** ** *********** that ********** *** ******** ******** **** could **** ** ****** ******* ***** potential ************* *** ******** **** ***** be ******** *********** *** ****. ********* like **** ***** **** ****** ***** this *** * *** ** *******.
*** ************ **** ***** ***** **** dollars! **** *** *** ***** *** giant ***** ** *** *******/********** ****** and *** ***/******* ************.
*** *** ***** ** ** *********** that ********** *** ******** ********
*** *** ******** ** *** *** do *** *** #*'* ****, ***** is **** ** *********** *** ** does *** ** **** ** ****** dealers ** **** ********.
*******, ** ***'* *******, **** *** speak *** ******* ***** *******, ********* **** *** *** ********* ** Non-Compliant *********** *******:
** ***'* *******, **** *** ***** out ******* ***** *******
*** **** ***** ********** ***** ********* ********** ** *** *** *********** **** ** **** **** ****** and ***** ****** ****** **** *** the $$* *** ******* ** ***** fever ****** *******?
*** *** *** **** ******** ** not?
**** **** *** **** *** ******** that *** **** *** ******** ** this ****.
******* ****** ********* **** ******* ******* funds **** **** ** *** *** the ******* (* **** ***** ** community ******* ****** *** **** ***** meeting).
******** ********* **** *** ************ *** completed ****** *** ********* **** ** the **** ***.
****** *** *** ***** ********.
*** **** ** ** ****** ** the ***** ** ********? ******?
**** *** *** *** ******** ** it *** *** ***** ** ****** the ******* ****** ***** ** ********* or *** **** *** *******.
** *********** ******, *** ****** ******** ********* **** the ******* *** **** ********:
***, *** ********* ******* **** ******** at *** *** ******* ***** ** the ****** **** ********* ** ****** 2nd. ***** *** **** ** ********** about ***** ** *** *** ******* in *** ******.
** ******** ** **** *** ****** district ***** ********* ***** ***** *** have *** *** ******** *** ******* comment.
** *****, ** ** ******* **** will/what *** ****** ** *** ** devices.
* ***** ** ******** **** **** civil ****** ** ********* ** ******, so ******* ***** *** **** ** comment ** *** "******" ****** ***.
* **** *** ******** *** ** the **** ****, ***** ** ** excuse *** *** *********.
** **** ****-***** **********-****** ********, *** need ** **** * **** ************* of *** ********* *** *** ********** and ***** ******* ** **** ***** of *** ***********.
* ***** *** ********. ***** ** a *** ** *********** *********** *** there. *** *** *** ****** *** apparently ******* **** *** ** ******* they *** *** ***** ** *****. You *** *** **** ******** **, IPVM ** ******* ***** ** *** it's *** ******. * ***'* **** paying *** ****, *** * *** of ****** *** ***** ******** ***'* want **.
** ****'* ***** **** *** *** further *** **** **** ** *** main ****** *****. *** **** **** a *** ** ****** **** ***'* care. * *** ** ******* **** non ******** ****** *** **** **** roll ***** ****.
**** ** ******* ***** ** *** it's *** ******. * ***'* **** paying *** ****, *** * *** of ****** *** ***** ******** ***'* want **.
* *** ** *** ******** ** Hikvision's ********** ******* ** **** *** has **** *** *****. *** *******, here *** **** * ********* ** free ******* ****** **** ***** *********'* control **** **** ** *******:
*** **** **** ******** *** *** know **** ***** ********* ***** ** is ******** ********, **** ******** ** other ******** ***********, **** *** *** Summer **** *********.
* *** **** ******** * **** year ********** *****.
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** *** ***** ** **** ***** research, *** ***** ** ******* *** on *** **** ** *** *******. Every ****** ******** ** *** **** lines ***** **** ***********.
***** *****, ************ ****, **** **** fallacy.
* *** **** ********* ****...
** ***** ******* *** **** * meme ***** *** *** ** **** Robinhood?
* ***** ** **** **** *** ended ** **** **** ********* ******* the ******** ** ********'* ***** ********.
***** ****** ******** ** *** **** lines ***** **** ***********.
**** **** *** *** * ****** copy ** “*** ****** ** *****” before *** ***** **** ********.
* ** **** *** *** ***, true, ** ****** (*** *****) **** known ***** *********'* **********, *** ***** he *** ***** ** **** ******* million ***** ** ******* ** ***** to **** ** **** ********** **** about *** **** *** **** *** how **** *** **** ******, *** he's *** ******* **'* **** ******* decades ** ***** ******** **** *** drain. *** ** *** **** ** facing ******** **** *** ****** *** local ******** ** *** **** ******, while ********* **** **** *** **** the *****, ****** **** *** **** on *** ** **** *** **** in *** *********. ** ***** ****** to ****** ******** *** **** *** not ********* ** *** ***** *****. It's ** ****** *** *** ******** is ***** ** ****** *** ****** and *****'* ****** **** ***** ******** for *** ****** ** ***** ******* systems *** *** ********** *** ****** be ********** *** **** ** ******* devices **** *** *** ******* *** end ***** ** ****** ********** *** to **** *** ********** ******* *****.
*** ***** *****, ***** ** **** one ************* (*.*. *****-*****) ****** **** FDA ******** *** **** *********** *********** (product **** ***) *** ************ (******** their ******** **** *** ************ *** variability). **** **** *** **** *** approval *** **** *********** *********** ** fever *********, **** *** ****** ************ (for ***** ** ***'* **** ******** at ***). **** ** **** ******** for *** ****** ******** *********** **** sell *** *** ********* ** ******** held ** *** ******* ******* ***.
*** ***** *****, ***** ** **** one ************* (*.*. *****-*****) ****** **** FDA ******** *** **** *********** ***********…
*** ***** ************** **** *** *** ******* ******* technology.
****** ** ** **** **** * non-contact *********** ****** ** * ******, where ******* ** ****** *** *********** to *** *******, *** ******* ********* themselves ***** ** ****** ********.
* **** *******, ***** **** ** really **** ** *****, * ****** figure *** ******* **** **** ****, they **** ******* ****** **** "*** measurements *** ******" ***** ****** **** don't ** ******* *** ******** "***********", but *'** ****** ** ***** ******** study *** ***** ****, *** ** their *********** **** ***** "*** *** consists ** * ******* ****** **** an ** ****** ******* ** *** top ** *** ******* ******.". *****'* no ****** ***** ****** **** * narrow ****** ***, *** ***** ****** possibly ******* **** *** ******* ** that ******** **** **** * ****** enough ****** ***** ****** (*'** ******* myself **** * *****, *** ********* is ****** *****).
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