UK Distributor Dynamic Surpasses DVS In Hikvision Sales
Last year, a former Hikvision employee acquired Dynamic CCTV, one of Hikvision's top distributors. Now, IPVM confirms that it is surpassing...
By Charles Rollet - 5 months ago
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Fraud Lawsuit: Ex-Latch Execs "Confidential Witnesses" Against Latch
Four former sales executives for Latch are cooperating with an investor class action against the company and have provided detailed allegations...
By Christie Smythe - 5 months ago
Students Assaulted With Box Cutter At School Using CEIA
Evolv was involved with multiple stabbings in the past year, and now CEIA has joined its main competitor, as two students were assaulted in one of...
By Nikita Ermolaev - 5 months ago
Hytera Touts Canadian Government Contracts, Canadian Government Responds
Hytera, NDAA prohibited and criminally indicted in the US, claims legitimacy from a series of contracts signed with the Canadian government in a...
By William Howard-Waddingham - 5 months ago
Hikvision Fights Back Publicly: New PR Strategy
Three Hikvision executives - Jeffrey He, Michael Gutierrez, and Justin Hollis - are leading a new campaign to fight back and win over the...
By Conor Healy - 5 months ago
Hikvision UK Paying Installers With Amazon Gift Cards To Become Hikvision Certified
Training, or the lack thereof, for technicians has long been a problem for installation quality. Now, Hikvision has a highly atypical solution for...
By Charles Rollet - 6 months ago
Evolv CEO Addresses FTC "Inquiry" Into Evolv's Marketing
Legal issues are rising for Evolv, who has been sued for the first time by a student stabbed at an Evolv-equipped school and, last month, issued a...
By Angelique Chen and John Honovich - 6 months ago
Motorola Objection to Dahua FCC Compliance Plan Examined
Dahua is trying numerous moves to overcome the FCC's prohibition on new product authorizations, including suing the US government, campaigning for...
By William Howard-Waddingham - 6 months ago
Sued Over Student Stabbing: Evolv, Integrator, and School
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By Conor Healy - 6 months ago
The Verkademy - The Controversial Program Driving Verkada's Sales Machine
For years, Verkada's insatiable appetite for growth has meant they could not hire salespeople fast enough. Starting from hiring football...
By Christie Smythe - 6 months ago
Hikvision Ex-Senator Lobbies Small Security Dealers
While NDAA and more recent FCC new authorization bans have drastically reduced Hikvision's USA sales, Hikvision has its most powerful lobbyist,...
By Conor Healy - 6 months ago
Evolv CEO Tells Investors: "Know That Nobody Has A Weapon"
While Evolv apologized earlier this year, saying it "deeply regretted" misleading the public about "creat[ing] weapons-free zones," Evolv's CEO...
By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - 6 months ago
The Bull Case For Evolv's Stock Analyzed
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By John Honovich - 6 months ago
Hikvision Wins Project Requiring Ramadan Alerts Against Minorities
Hikvision won a PRC 'Smart Campus' system that alerts when ethnic minority students are suspected of fasting for Ramadan. Hikvision responded...
By IPVM Team - 6 months ago
ACLU Criticizes School Surveillance Dangers And Marketing Deception
The ACLU bluntly declared "The Danger in Buying What the EdTech Surveillance Industry is Selling," but what deceptive practices should schools be...
By Nikita Ermolaev - 6 months ago
"Suspicious Behavior" Alerts To LAPD From Amazon Ring Neighbor's App
Los Angeles police officers who signed up for notifications from Amazon Ring's Neighbors app are frequently alerted to non-crimes, such as reports...
By Christie Smythe - 6 months ago
Assa / HID Threatened to "Rain Down An Avalanche" of Litigation, Competitor Alleges Extortion
Assa Abloy / HID have a long (and successful) history of suing and intimidating competitors. Now, for the second time in two years, a competitor...
By William Howard-Waddingham - 6 months ago
Hikvision Blames Latest Ethnic Minority Evidence On 'Employee Error'
Hikvision is blaming an employee for including ethnic minority analytics in its latest software, which IPVM recently revealed. This shows...
By Charles Rollet - 6 months ago
"Pulling Verkada Out Like Weeds," Says Integrator
While Verkada's Chairman touts, "you might have bought a one-year license, but you like literally bolted the hardware to your ceiling, so like...
By Angelique Chen and John Scanlan - 6 months ago
SIA Calls For Transparency About NDAA Compliance
In response to Congress probing ADI over its Dahua and Hikvision sales, the US Security Industry Association told IPVM they recommended providers...
By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - 6 months ago
Brivo Vs. Kirschenbaum On 125 kHz Usage
Shortly after IPVM called for the industry's dominant credential provider, HID, to stop selling cracked 125 kHz credentials, Brivo issued a...
By Jermaine Wilson - 6 months ago
Amazon Ring Neighbors Users Unknowingly Reporting Activity to Police
Amazon Ring's companion app Neighbors is a free neighborhood watch-style platform where users can share public safety concerns. But users may not...
By Christie Smythe - 6 months ago
Congress Probes ADI & Costco Over Selling Dahua and Hikvision
Two of the largest sellers of security products globally, Resideo's ADI and Costco, are being questioned over "threaten[ing] national security" and...
By Conor Healy and Charles Rollet - 6 months ago
Verkada Offered $200 to Gov Official for Webinar
Verkada asked a Florida airport IT director to illegally accept money in exchange for holding a webinar to tout Verkada's products to prospects,...
By Conor Healy - 6 months ago
Hikvision Falsely Claims Security Endorsed By UK Government
Hikvision claims the UK government "endorses the security credentials of Hikvision’s products," but the UK government directly denied this to...
By Charles Rollet - 7 months ago
