Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowes Drop Dahua Lorex
Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe's dropped Lorex (Dahua) products after IPVM and TechCrunch reached out to the retailers about them selling products...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
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No License, No Prevailing Wage - Verkada Partners Reliant on SHI For NJ School District
A $364,429.09 NJ contract for 300+ cameras is being installed with no evidence that contractors have the required license or are paying workers...
By IPVM - over 2 years ago
100 Hikvision Partners Ask US FCC Not To Ban Hikvision
100 Hikvision partners have submitted comments to the US government, urging the FCC not to ban the PRC China government-controlled...
By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago
40+ Alternatives to Dahua & Hikvision For Video Surveillance Camera Manufacturing
As bans against Dahua and Hikvision rise (from Taiwan's ban to the US NDAA ban to an impending FCC ban and a recommended UK ban), people around the...
By Ethan Ace - almost 3 years ago
Security Company Fined by FTC for Abusive Telemarketing Practices
A US security company was fined $9.85 million by the FTC in 2020 for calling consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry, demonstrating the FTC...
By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago
Snap One / AV IPO Filing Examined
Snap One, aka Snap AV is going public, disclosing extremely high revenue for the AV / security revenue and even more ambitious plans.
By Haris Khurshid and Zach Segal - almost 3 years ago
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
EULAs Prohibit Decompiling Source Code - Impact on Cybersecurity Research Examined
Will you get sued for finding a vulnerability? In their EULAs, manufacturers widely prohibit decompiling source, a core step in finding most...
By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago
Arlo Pivots to SaaS
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By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago
Vivint Replaces Founder With Former COO, Amid Numerous Illegal Activity Complaints
Vivint's new CEO is former Vivint COO and Vivint Solar CEO David Bywater. However, Bywater was in charge of operations during both companies'...
By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago
Ring Favorability Statistics 2021
Integrators were strongly positive on Amazon, but how do they feel about their security subsidiary Ring? Inside this report, we examine...
By Ethan Ace - almost 3 years ago
New Lawsuit Against ADT Alleges ADT Tech Insisted On Installing Bedroom Cameras
The ADT 'sexual gratification' technician insisted on installing cameras in a woman and her child's bedrooms, alleges a new lawsuit filed against...
By Isabella Cheng and John Honovich - almost 3 years ago
Directory of 70+ VSaaS / Cloud Video Surveillance Providers
This directory provides a list of VSaaS / cloud video surveillance providers to help you see and research what options are available. State of...
By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago
Wyze Favorability Statistics 2021
Wyze disrupted the consumer market with their $20 Wyze Cam, so what do professional security integrators think of them? Inside this report, we...
By Ethan Ace - about 3 years ago
Ubiquiti Favorability Statistics 2021
Ubiquiti has been an integrator favorite in wireless and switches, but have recent data breaches and firmware issues affected opinion? Inside...
By Ethan Ace - about 3 years ago
Vivint Illegally Opened "Hundreds of Thousands" of Accounts, Says FTC
Vivint illegally opened "hundreds of thousands of accounts" by stealing identities so that customers who could not qualify for product financing...
By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago
China State Media Exposes Illegal Commercial Facial Recognition Use
There has been increasing debate and scrutiny about facial recognition in the EU and US, and similar issues are emerging in China as the state...
By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago
Startup Noonlight $3 Monthly Security Monitoring Profile
Noonlight is offering verified video response with a 5 Diamond Central Station for just $3 a month and an API that lets you plug into any...
By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago
Positive, Optimistic, Outlook For 2021
Last year at this time, 3/4ths of integrators were positive for 2020. Now, after a year where many integrators suffered significant declines, the...
By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago
China Dali Financials Show Fever Camera Demand Fall
Zhejiang Dali, one of China's original thermal technology developers had excellent growth of 169% in H1 2020 with booming overseas fever camera...
By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago
Cameras for $20: IPVM Tours São Paulo's "CCTV" Street
IPVM visited an 800-meter-long (875 yds.) street in São Paulo, Brazil where you can find over two dozen video surveillance vendors, as overviewed...
By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago
Quantum Dots Potential for Surveillance Cameras Explained
Quantum dots are starting to be used in TVs for better images, but how will they impact the surveillance industry? IPVM investigates...
By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago
Infinova, March Networks and Swann H1 2020 Financials Examined
While Dahua and Hikvision, helped by fever camera sales, are recovering from COVID-19 shocks, Infinova, is still experiencing significant decreases...
By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago
U.S. Government Accountability Office Urges Facial Recognition Regulation
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging facial recognition regulation in a 65-page report. IPVM has reviewed this report, offers...
By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago
This YouTuber is Now Selling ThermoHealth Temperature Screening
An enterprising 20-year old is mass marketing medical devices on Facebook and Instagram, selling the K3 (tested here) at a ~600%...
By Joey Walter - almost 4 years ago
