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FDA-Violating Eagle Eye Fever Screening Endangers Schools

Eagle Eye is flagrantly and knowingly violating FDA guidelines with fever screening at a US school district, plus running a marketing campaign for...

By Robert Wren Gordon and Gurami Jamaspishvili - over 2 years ago | 24 Comments

Hikvision Quits SIA, Blames IPVM "Bullies"

Hikvision called IPVM "bullies" decrying that IPVM had "harassed and maligned" Hikvision, in a letter, reported by SIW, justifying Hikvision's...

By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 92 Comments

Illegal Hidden Dahua and Hikvision Sales, Sellers and 'Manufacturers' Blame Each Other

Secretly-relabelled Hikvision and Dahua (Hikua) products are being sold to various Federal and military agencies, violating the NDAA ban. Sellers...

By Conor Healy - almost 3 years ago | 44 Comments

The Security Industry, West Point, and Ethics

Attending the United States Military Academy at West Point you are taught repeatedly the importance of ethics, which I've strived to carry...

By Donald Maye - almost 3 years ago | 40 Comments

SIA And USA National Security Threat Hikvision Co-Present Cybersecurity

The US Security Industry Association worked with US national security threat Hikvision on a cybersecurity webinar. After questioning by IPVM, SIA...

By John Honovich - almost 3 years ago | 30 Comments

Hikvision Did Not "Knowingly" Commit Human Rights Abuses, Despite Clear Evidence

A law firm hired by Hikvision concluded it did not "knowingly or intentionally" abuse human rights in Xinjiang. However, clear evidence shows that...

By Gurami Jamaspishvili and Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago | 7 Comments

Underestimated: Stanford Study On Surveillance Cameras In Large Cities Worldwide

IPVM analysis finds Stanford researchers have significantly underestimated the number of outdoor surveillances in 10 US cities plus Bangkok,...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Access Control Show 2021 - 39 Videos On-Demand

The 2021 Access Control Show is complete. All videos may be watched on the Shows Page. Video/Access Control Integration Panel Brivo,...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 13 Comments

FCC Explains Why They Plan To Ban Dahua And Hikvision

The FCC explained why they voted unanimously for a plan to ban Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei, ZTE, and Hytera authorizations. Below is a 1-minute video...

By Conor Healy and Gurami Jamaspishvili - almost 3 years ago | 38 Comments

Banned Hidden Relabelled Hikvision Surveillance Purchased By US Embassy

A US Embassy is purchasing banned Hikvision OEMs, violating the NDAA ban. The embassy's contractor emailed IPVM asking us to sell them these...

By Conor Healy - almost 3 years ago | 21 Comments

HaaS / Hostage As A Service Explained In-Depth

Watch the 5+ minute video explaining HaaS / Hostage as a Service in video surveillance: Do you have the right to use the items that you buy?...

By John Honovich and Gurami Jamaspishvili - almost 3 years ago | 42 Comments

The Security Industry Association Expels Dahua

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has expelled Dahua for ethics violations. In 2020, SIA adopted Ethics Principles that members agreed...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 23 Comments

BBC Panorama Documentary on AI Features IPVM

The world's longest-running news television program, BBC Panorama, prominently featured research from IPVM in its investigation into AI including...

By Conor Healy and Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago | 25 Comments

US Government Purchases of Dahua and Hikvision Mapped

300+ different government organizations have purchased Dahua and Hikvision products since the NDAA went into effect in August 2019, according to...

By Donald Maye - almost 3 years ago | 35 Comments

IPVM VSaaS 2021 Show - 28 Videos On-Demand

The 2021 VSaaS show is complete. All videos may be watched on the Shows Page. IPVM HaaS Presentation + 4 Panels + 23 Companies Presenting...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 7 Comments

ADI Secretly Relabels Dahua

ADI has started to secretly relabel Dahua with Huawei chips inside, IPVM has verified. Watch the 90-second video below to learn more:

By John Honovich and Gurami Jamaspishvili - almost 3 years ago | 62 Comments

Hikvision: Created And Controlled By China PRC Government

The China PRC government created and controls Hikvision, facts Hikvision strives to obscure. Watch this 2-minute video to learn: Hikvision...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago | 21 Comments

EU Parliament Removes Hikvision, Citing Human Rights Abuses

The EU Parliament voted to remove its Hikvision fever cameras due to human rights abuses, passing an amendment with 89.4% of 701 MEPs voting in...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Problems With The SIA Board Of Directors

The Security Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors suffers from fundamental problems, lacking transparency, accountability, and democracy,...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 22 Comments

Massive Bid Rigging Evidence Contradicts Dahua Denial

Massive evidence has shown that Dahua rigged a ~$24 million USD bid in Brazil, contradicting Dahua's denial while Dahua refuses to address this...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Dahua Holds Xi Jinping Study Session, Then Hides

Just last month, Dahua employees held a meeting to "thoroughly study and implement" Secretary-General Xi Jinping's latest speech in order to...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 22 Comments

Hack Your Access Control With This $30 HID 125kHz Card Copier

Many access control systems that allow 125kHz cards can be easily hacked by a cheap $30 card copier. We overview this risk in the video...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 94 Comments

Verkada's Unethical Culture Results From Chairman Hans Robertson's Recipe

Verkada's unethical culture is a result of Verkada's Executive Chairman Han Robertson's plan, or "recipe" as he calls it. While CEO Filip Kaliszan...

By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 23 Comments

Verkada Sexual Misconduct, Drug Use And False Claims Exposed By Bloomberg

Bloomberg has published an in-depth investigation into Verkada including "sexual misconduct and substance abuse" plus various false...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 114 Comments

Hostage As a Service (HaaS) - Meraki, Rhombus, and Verkada

Hostage as a service is a metaphor for the rising trend of video surveillance that requires ongoing payments to stream video from the cameras one...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 125 Comments

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