The US State Department has called out "Chinese tech giants" for being "tools of the Chinese Communist Party" in a blunt new speech that makes clear US government concerns over PRC-made technology. Speech Background The speech was published on...
By IPVM Team - 10 months ago
Hikvision has been lobbying against and preparing for potential US sanctions, according to US government records, financial filings and partner documentation IPVM has found. In this report, we examine what Hikvision has done and how it is posit...
By Charles Rollet - 10 months ago
Megvii has already received more than a billion dollars in investment. Now, the company, a top China facial recognition provider, has filed for an IPO this week on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This 500+ page IPO document reveals significant de...
By Charles Rollet - 10 months ago
Non-China (PRC) companies are prejudiced and unfairly targeted inside of the PRC's booming AI market, which not only denies them revenue inside of the PRC but fosters domestic PRC giants that can then unfairly compete around the world. One of C...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 10 months ago
What does a US government banned company do to improve its security positioning in the US? Well, Dahua is unveiling a novel solution, partnering with US-based 'Pepper'. The press release is misleading but after speaking with both Dahua and Pep...
By John Honovich and John Scanlan - 11 months ago
Uniview has won a long-running trademark lawsuit brought by Intel, with Beijing's highest court reversing an earlier Intel win, centered on Uniview's "IMOS Inside" platform, which Intel said ripped off its famous "Intel Inside" brand. Uniview m...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
The Chinese government-owned and US-government banned Hikvision has become the world's largest video surveillance manufacturer and generally hidden provider to many Western companies. The following directory includes 70+ companies that OEM some p...
By IPVM Team - 11 months ago
Biometrics are commonly used in phones, but how frequently are they used for access? 150+ integrators told us how often they use biometrics, when, and why. Inside this report, we examine the trends and the key reasons for and against them.
By Brian Rhodes - 11 months ago
The 'prohibition on use or procurement' of Dahua, Hikvision and Huawei products and 'essential components' take effect today, August 13, 2019, one year after the law was passed. While the ban is unprecedented in the US industry, China has effec...
By IPVM Team - 11 months ago
Just days from the US government ban going into effect, US mega-corporation Stanley has dramatically increased its imports of banned Hikvision products. They are touting online: Indeed, Stanley is encouraging US government buyers to continue...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
Indonesia is a huge country with a population close to the US and a fast-growing economy. Its security industry is also growing rapidly but faces significant challenges. IPVM interviewed Stefanus Ronald Juanto, chairman and co-founder of AISKINDO...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
Hikvision cameras monitoring a concentration camp were shown in a recent BBC investigation: The video excerpt shows the Hikvision cameras and what is done inside that camp: Hikvision declined to comment when we asked whether they will look i...
By IPVM Team - 11 months ago
IPVM went to Australia attending the 3 days of the Australia Security Exhibition: This was held at the ICC Sydney, as shown below: In this report, we give our impressions and insights from major exhibitors, including: Low Advertising Str...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
Hikvision's PRC government owner, CETHIK, has had its website blocked outside of China, hiding a major information source proving Hikvision's government ownership and control. In this post, we examine the news, possible reasons why this has bee...
By Charles Rollet - 12 months ago
Facial recognition trials in the UK have generated significant controversy and debate over the past few years. This week, it flared again when Sky News / Guardian trumpeted that 81% of 'suspects' flagged were false. However, their posts did not an...
By John Honovich - 12 months ago
RaySharp is mostly unknown, even among people in the video surveillance industry, though it is a major supplier of OEM surveillance equipment such as the camera/recorder kits sold in big box retailers like Costco. The company does this by OEMing f...
By Charles Rollet - about 1 year ago
IPVM's new 400+ page Mid-Year Industry Guide brings all of these issues and events together in a single resource to read and review. It can be requested inside. All chapters come from reports published on IPVM. Below is a list of those reports,...
By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago
A China city of 6+ million people has installed facial recognition-enabled gates in subways, allowing commuters to enter stations by simply showing their face, thus bypassing ticket/card/phone use. How accurate and efficient is the system? In t...
By Charles Rollet - about 1 year ago
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 Hi...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 1 year ago
Hikvision and numerous China importers are avoiding 25% tariffs by including an SD card slot in their IP cameras to claim they are 'digital still image cameras', thereby saving them millions. Technologically, it is baseless. The 'principal' fun...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 1 year ago
The technical director for the NSA’s Cybersecurity Threat Operations Center will be keynoting a physical security cybersecurity conference that is being sponsored by Dahua and Hikvision, banned by the US government for security risks. [CANCELED: ...
By John Honovich - about 1 year ago
An embattled 12,000 camera surveillance system project that will cost ~$400 million will proceed. The project contract was awarded, had its funding blocked by the Senate and that block subsequently vetoed by the president. In this note, based...
By Dan Gelinas - about 1 year ago
Techs today are "dumber" than they used to be, despite better education and training and that makes a typical day "frustrating" for one undisclosed distributor. Inside this interview, we talk with him about how techs' unwillingness to learn cre...
By Dan Gelinas - about 1 year ago
Dahua has shipped ~300,000 pounds of parts to a Mexico manufacturing facility, IPVM has verified in shipping records. Inside this note, we examine what Dahua is doing and how this may impact their positioning in the growing trade war.
By John Honovich - about 1 year ago
Hanwha Techwin is dropping Huawei Hisilicon from all of their products, the company has confirmed to IPVM. Inside this note, we examine Hanwha's move, why Hanwha is doing this and what this means for the video surveillance industry. For backgr...
By John Honovich - about 1 year ago
