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Lux Rating / Minimum Illumination Guide

Lux ratings are often used by manufacturers to market their cameras' low light abilities, but in reality, these specs cannot be trusted. In...

By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Dahua Now Admits Bus Fever Screening Ineffective

For a year Dahua marketed and deployed fever screening on buses. Now, after IPVM inquired about recent Dahua promotions of this, Dahua admits this...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Russian Face Rec Suppliers Offer Ethnicity Analytics, Raising Alarm

Four Russian facial recognition firms (AxxonSoft, NtechLab, Tevian, and VisionLabs) who supply the Russian government offer ethnicity analytics,...

By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago (Info+)

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 - over 1 year ago

FCC Formally Proposes Prohibiting New Dahua and Hikvision Authorizations

The FCC is now proposing to ban new equipment authorizations of Hikvision/Dahua gear and is also seeking comment on "whether we should revoke"...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Camera Labor Estimation Standards

Making accurate labor estimates is difficult, and having good numbers to base quotes on is a challenge for many integrators. In this guide,...

By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Access Control Request to Exit (RTE) Tutorial

For access-controlled doors, especially those with maglocks, 'Request to Exit', or 'RTE' devices are required to override electrified locks to...

By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)

ONVIF Favorability Statistics 2021

ONVIF now supports over 20,000 products, but how well do integrators think of the organization? Inside, we examine statistics and commentary...

By Ethan Ace - almost 2 years ago (Info+)

Dahua Operates China Police Surveillance

Inside the PRC (China), Dahua directly operates police video surveillance, significantly different from its Western common perception as a low-cost...

By Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago (Info+)

Dahua and Hikvision Co-Author Racial And Ethnic PRC Police Standards

Hikvision and Dahua helped write Chinese police video surveillance standards which include tracking people's skin color - such as "black", "yellow"...

By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago

Canon Company Arcules Violates ONVIF Rules

Arcules, the Canon / Milestone spinout, is violating ONVIF rules. We raised this with Arcules 3 weeks ago. We raised this with ONVIF last...

By John Honovich - about 2 years ago (Info+)

VA Replaces Genetec with Avigilon

IPVM found a filing from the US Department of Veterans Affairs that replaced Genetec with Avigilon. In this note, we examine the VA's approval...

By Sean Patton - about 2 years ago (Info+)

Fever Detecting Doorbell Wins CES Award, Fools WSJ

Fever detection was a booming, comical, and dangerous market in 2020. While the market has now mostly busted, a new entrant has won a CES award for...

By John Honovich and Zach Segal - about 2 years ago

Thales Claims 'Middle Of A Crowd' Temperature Screening Testing at NHS Scotland

An 'innovative' solution that detects temperatures 'in the middle of a crowd' is being promoted by Thales, a European technology company. Indeed,...

By John Honovich and Zach Segal - about 2 years ago (Info+)

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 - about 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 - about 2 years ago (Info+)

Uniview's Chile Bus Temperature Screening Is Faulty

[Por favor haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español.] While Uniview has touted its bus-mounted fever screening solution as a "success...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 2 years ago

Hikvision Fever Cameras Endanger Public In São Paulo, Brazil Malls

7 Hikvision fever cameras, without black bodies or climate control, were found by IPVM in malls in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city. They are...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 2 years ago (Info+)

SIA Asks FDA For Crackdown on Non-Compliant Temperature Systems

IPVM worked with the Security Industry Association (SIA) on a letter sent to the FDA calling on them to take action "protecting public health and...

By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago

Faulty Hikvision Fever Camera Deployments Spread In UK Healthcare Facilities

Faulty Hikvision fever screening systems are spreading despite prominent UK experts in government and academia criticizing fever cams as 'more...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago (Info+)

Nokia Fever Screening Claims To "Advance Fight Against COVID-19"

First IBM, then briefly Clorox, and now Nokia becomes the latest Fortune 500 company to enter the fever analytics market. Inside we examine...

By Zach Segal - over 2 years ago (Info+)

Faulty Hikvision Fever Cam Setup at Mexico City Basilica and Cathedral

Donated Hikvision fever cameras (claiming screening of 1,800 people/min. with no black bodies at open-air entrances) are promoting a false sense of...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago (Info+)