Many Lorex kits sold at Costco stores have a prominent "US" distribution address but no "Made In China" markings, which violates US law. Dahua,...
By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago
Two LPR companies are in the midst of multi-year litigation, with HTS alleging RedLPR stole its trade secrets while RedLPR calling the lawsuit an...
By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago
Today, PRC manufacturers like Hikvision and Huawei regularly denounce Western efforts at restricting their technology for national security risks...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
The European Parliament singled out Clearview AI in a resolution on artificial intelligence last week, declaring that the US company's database was...
By Conor Healy - over 2 years ago
ADT sent video recordings of a woman from her DIY Blue by ADT system to a stranger across the country, prompting the victim to file a negligence...
By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago
SenseTime says US human rights sanctions have no "material adverse impacts" on its business, arguing a legal loophole lets the PRC AI giant obtain...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
Former Dahua North America President Frank Zhang mismanaged the company, with "annual revenues crashed" and failed to get along with other company...
By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago
A Hikvision USA partner, Homeland Surveillance, who recently petitioned the FCC, uses a logo that distorts elements of regulated US government...
By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago
Motorola sent a letter to customers "encouraging" them to "consult your legal advisor" over the legality of Avigilon Appearance Search. This...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
Vivint's new CEO emphasized 'a few bad apples' and that 'no company' is 'perfect' responding to questions about US government actions against his...
By Isabella Cheng - over 2 years ago
Verkada is falsely and manipulatively alleging its facial recognition is "not facial recognition" and is "very different from facial recognition"...
By John Honovich - over 2 years ago
Hikvision, Dahua, Huawei, ZTE, AnyVision, and NTechLabs are among more than a dozen industry companies named in a recent report by US-based NGO...
By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago
China (PRC) has enacted 5 major laws in the past 6 years, including 2 this year, that define the legal cybersecurity obligations of PRC...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
While Tiandy is mostly unknown outside of China (PRC), even within the physical security industry, it is already one of the largest companies,...
By Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago
While Eagle Eye Networks has been partnered with Hikvision for years, doing multiple marketing efforts just this month, Eagle Eye CEO Dean Drako...
By Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago
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
Inalarm, once one of Dahua's biggest Mexico distributors, has sued the Hangzhou-based company in Mexican court, IPVM has confirmed. This is...
By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 3 years ago
Vivint's Chief Legal Officer, Shawn Lindquist, is stepping down from his role, effective August 31, 2021. This follows just weeks after Vivint's...
By Isabella Cheng - almost 3 years ago
Hikvision, the world's largest security camera manufacturer, has acquired a major stake in Mexico's largest security systems distributor,...
By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 3 years ago
Inalarm, once a major Dahua distributor in Mexico, is going out of the security business, the company has confirmed to IPVM. Inside this note,...
By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 3 years ago
The BBC, CNN, the Financial Times, and 60 Minutes recently cited the lack of legislative framework and gender/racial bias as among the problems...
By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 3 years ago
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
Although surveillance video retention is often constricted by storage costs, written laws do sometimes dictate a minimum or maximum period video...
By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago
Verkada has repeatedly and falsely claimed to be certified HIPAA Compliant, with a HIPAA consultant telling IPVM Verkada's actions are a "HIPAA...
By Conor Healy - about 3 years ago
This guide explains the fundamentals of facial recognition. Inside we cover: The Use of Datasets in Facial Recognition Dataset Creation...
By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago
