Verkada Wants to Win Over Security Integrators
For years, Verkada has had an adversarial relationship with the physical security industry starting with its dinosaur disparagement. Now, Verkada...
By Angelique Chen - 10 months ago
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Telegram Terminates Channels Marketing Child Pornography, No Response From Hikvision
Telegram has now terminated all 7 channels marketing child pornography from hacked Hikvision cameras, which IPVM reported to the...
By IPVM Team - 10 months ago
Evolv Announces "More Sensitive" Weapons Screening
Evolv's missing weapons have become an issue for the company, and now the company announced a new "more sensitive threat level" during its Analyst...
By Nikita Ermolaev - 10 months ago
Child Pornography On Sale From Hacked Hikvision Cameras Using Current Hik-Connect App
Child pornography is being sold online from hacked Hikvision cameras, with criminal sellers using Hikvision's current Hik-Connect app to...
By IPVM Team - 10 months ago
ZKTeco "Hiring Male Sales Associate"
ZKTeco is advertising for a "Male Sales Associate", posting the discriminatory job ad at least 10 times in the Middle East, despite local...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
UL - The Highly Profitable Quasi Nonprofit Investigated
UL has near-monopoly power in the U.S., operating in a highly atypical fashion involving two non-profits and a for-profit business. UL...
By Christie Smythe - 11 months ago
Assa Abloy Favorability Statistics 2023
Assa Abloy is one of the largest access control manufacturers, recently settling with the DoJ over anti-trust concerns. Assa reported growth in...
By Angelique Chen - 11 months ago
BBC Investigates PRC China Surveillance, Hikvision Protests
The BBC has released a half-hour documentary, visiting IPVM's USA testing facility, investigating PRC surveillance and Hikvision and Dahua's...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
ZKTeco Markets "Race" Detecting Camera
A ZKTeco camera marketed "race" (种族) detection on its Chinese language website, IPVM verified, which ZKTeco quickly deleted and refused to comment...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
Genetec Direct Sales Examined
Genetec admits to a tiny percentage of direct sales but disputes allegations from former employees that direct sales are significant and...
By Angelique Chen and John Honovich - 11 months ago
Weapon Detectors Won't Stop Planned Attacks, Warns K-12 School Shooting Database Founder
While schools are spending millions of dollars on weapons detectors, a foremost school shooting expert told IPVM that they won’t stop planned...
By Donald Maye - 11 months ago
PRC China TVT / Taiwan Hi Sharp / USA DW Manufacturing Relationship Investigated
While uncovering who actually makes products has long been a risk, this new triumvirate of PRC China's TVT, Taiwan's Hi Sharp, and USA's Digital...
By Angelique Chen and Jermaine Wilson - 11 months ago
Verkada Fired Male Sales Director Dismisses "Baseless" Lawsuit
A former Verkada employee has voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit, filed last year, in which he alleged to be a "victim of gender discrimination,...
By John Honovich - 11 months ago
Garrett Pushes Back Against Evolv
Evolv has strongly criticized conventional metal detectors for years, but now industry incumbent Garrett and its CEO are pushing back. In...
By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - 11 months ago
Wyze Favorability Statistics 2023
Wyze has become a sizable competitor in the consumer surveillance market after it rose $110 million in 2021, but the company has struggled and has...
By Angelique Chen - 11 months ago
"Frictionless" Evolv Now Secretly Recommends Schools Add Conveyor Belts, Tables And Increase Staff
While Evolv markets "frictionless" screening, IPVM obtained Evolv direct school communications recommending that they install conveyor belts or...
By Nikita Ermolaev - 11 months ago
Ukraine Declares Hikvision and Dahua "Sponsors of War"
Ukraine has officially designated Hikvision and Dahua "international sponsors of war", alleging they supply Russia with products that have...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
Russian Government Plans To Assemble Own Surveillance Cameras
While Hikvision's sales have soared in Russia, the Russian government, concerned about growing dependence on PRC manufacturers, has a plan to...
By IPVM Team - 12 months ago
HID Favorability Falls (2023 Statistics)
HID is one of the largest and most recognizable brands in access control, but the company suffered from product shortages in the past 3 years. It...
By Angelique Chen - 12 months ago
2+ Million Views Viral Tweet On IPVM Dahua Protester Report, Boosted By Tech Investor
As fears about AI and the PRC rise, an IPVM reporter's tweet went viral, amassing over 2 million views, boosted by a prominent tech...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 12 months ago
Verkada Below Average Facial Recognition Tested
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By Mert Karakaya - 12 months ago
Uniview Favorability Statistics 2023
PRC-China-based Uniview has become an alternative to Dahua and Hikvision after the US NDAA ban and sanctions against its top rivals. However, the...
By Angelique Chen - 12 months ago
Ubiquiti Favorability Statistics 2023
Ubiquiti has been one of the most commonly complained about manufacturers in our product shortage surveys but how would this impact the...
By Angelique Chen - 12 months ago
Weak IFSEC 2023, Now 2024 Show Moving 6 Months Back
IFSEC International's show traffic was widely criticized, with a senior manager at Hikvision, one of its largest exhibitors, even calling it a...
By Charles Rollet - 12 months ago
Evolv Coaches School to "Get Ahead" of "Misinformation" and Critics
While Evolv deceives the public with its marketing and hides performance limitations, a new disclosure of public records obtained by IPVM shows...
By Donald Maye - about 1 year ago
