Alibaba Admits Developing Racist Uyghur Recognition
Alibaba admitted its Cloud division developed racist AI software, saying it is "dismayed" while claiming it "never intended" to target "specific...
By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago
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The PPF / PPM Video Surveillance Guide
Pixels per foot / Pixels per meter is the most fundamental and valuable, though imperfect, metric for specifying video surveillance image...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Alibaba Uyghur Recognition As A Service
Alibaba, the NYSE-listed 'Amazon of China' with a $700 billion+ market cap, openly offers Uyghur/'ethnic minority' recognition as a Cloud service,...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
Replacing / Switching Access Control Systems Guide
Ripping out and replacing access control systems is hard for important reasons. Switching them can be tricky and prone to mistakes in database...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Backup Power For Maglocks Guide
When the main power fails, many believe maglocks must leave doors unlocked. However, battery backed up maglocks are allowed according to IBC /...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Axis Promoting QR Codes For Global Pandemic Access Control
Axis is running a paid LinkedIn promotional campaign touting QR codes as a response to the global pandemic. In this post, we examine the pros...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
GDPR Impact On Temperature / Fever Screening Explained
What impact does GDPR have on temperature screening? Do you risk a GDPR fine for using temperature screening cameras incorrectly? The answers...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Temperature Tablet Shootout - Dahua, Hikvision, ZKTeco, TVT + 5 More
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By Derek Ward - over 2 years ago (Research)
IPVM Design Calculator User Manual / Guide
Learn how to use the IPVM Design Calculator (updated for Version 3.1). The guide below includes instructions, images, gifs, and videos...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
Favorite Access Control Credentials 2020
Credential choice is more debated than ever, with hacking risk for 125kHz and coronavirus driving demand for touchless solutions, what credentials...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Dedicated Vs Converged IP Video Networks Statistics 2020
Running one's video system on a converged network with other devices can save costs. On the other hand, hand, doing so can present a security risk...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Network Cable Usage Statistics 2020 (Cat 5e vs Cat 6 vs Cat 6a)
Integrators are split between using Cat 5e, 6, and 6a but 2 of them have gained at expense of the other, in new IPVM statistics. 175+...
By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago (Info+)
UK Court Rules Police Facial Recognition Needs Reform
A UK court has ruled that the South Wales Police use of facial recognition is illegal with the department saying they can easily reform. However,...
By Zach Segal - over 2 years ago (Info+)
NDAA Video Surveillance Ban / Blacklists Guide
This guide provides a reference to the NDAA ban and blacklist. The US government has implemented wide-ranging prohibitions on using, buying, and...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
Door Fundamentals For Access Control Guide
Doors vary greatly in how difficult and costly it is to add electronic access control. Bad assumptions about them can cost thousands. Often...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Super Low Light Surveillance Guide
Historically, low light performance of megapixel cameras was terrible, cameras either ghosting due to super slow shutter speed or not producing...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Exposing Fever Tablet Suppliers and 40+ Relabelers
IPVM has found 40+ USA and EU companies relabeling fever tablets designed, developed, and made in China, identifying 7 main China suppliers,...
By Isabella Cheng and Sean Patton - over 2 years ago (Info+)
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Remote Network Access for Video Surveillance Guide
Remotely accessing surveillance systems is key in 2023, with more and more users relying on mobile apps as their main way of operating the system....
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago (Info+)
2020 Mid Year Video Surveillance Industry Guide
The first half of 2020 has been shocking, for the world generally, and for the video surveillance industry, with temperature screening / fever...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Access Visitor Management Systems Guide
"Who are you, and why are you here?" Facilities that implement Visitor Management Systems hope they never need to ask that question to anyone,...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Dahua Buenos Aires Bus Screening Violates IEC Standards and Dahua's Own Instructions
Dahua has promoted Buenos Aires bus deployments as "solutions that facilitate community safety". However, they violate IEC standards and,...
By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago (Info+)
The Insecure Verkada Access Control System
While Verkada touts the security of its system and that how their new door controller was "built from the ground up", one particularly surprising...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago (Info+)
Kentix SmartXcan Fever Screening Device Tested
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By Derek Ward - over 2 years ago (Research)
The Booming Multi-Billion Coronavirus Fever Camera Market
The market for elevated body temperature detection cameras, aka 'coronavirus cameras' aka 'fever detectors', may be worth billions of dollars this...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago (Info+)
Dynamic vs Static IP Addresses Tutorial
While many cameras default to DHCP out of the box, that does not mean you should use it. This may seem basic for some, but those new to the...
By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago (Info+)
