US company, Athena Security, faked its coronavirus fever detection marketing, faked a customer, faked comments, and is now using Hikvision, IPVM...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 4 years ago
London police have officially begun using live facial recognition in select areas of the UK capital, sparking significant controversy. IPVM...
By Kayleigh Long and Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago
Over the weekend, the NY Times released a report titled "The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It" about a company named...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
A PRC government entity is now the controlling shareholder of US security manufacturer Infinova as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary March...
By Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago
An Arcules employee called out a recent 'security breach', however, Arcules CEO disputed this as 'inaccurate' and threatened to sue IPVM. Inside...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
Goliath JCI targeted startup Wyze this summer alleging the fast-growing consumer startup was violating a slew of JCI's patents. Now, Wyze has...
By John Honovich - over 4 years ago
In a surprising and globally covered move, Hikvision CEO Hu Yangzhong and Vice-Chairman Gong Hongjia are being investigated by China's securities...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - over 4 years ago
Even as the GDPR strictly regulates biometrics, a UK company called Facewatch is selling anti-shoplifter facial recognition systems to hundreds of...
By IPVM Team - over 4 years ago
RaySharp is mostly unknown, even among people in the video surveillance industry, though it is a major supplier of OEM surveillance equipment such...
By Charles Rollet - almost 5 years ago
Hikvision and numerous China importers are avoiding 25% tariffs by including an SD card slot in their IP cameras to claim they are 'digital still...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - almost 5 years ago
Distributor SDS said they reached a deal with Nortek but Nortek says no settlement was reached and the suit is still on. In this post, based on...
By Dan Gelinas - almost 5 years ago
Few integrators do a formal apprenticeship program. However, now a NJ law is requiring any integrator on public works projects (such as state...
By Dan Gelinas - almost 5 years ago
ADT's largest authorized dealer, The Defenders, has been sued more than 20 times since 2012, IPVM has verified through analyzing legal...
By Dan Gelinas - about 5 years ago
Dahua and Hikvision products are being widely and illegally sold to the US government GSA. The sellers are falsely claiming these China products to...
By Dan Gelinas and John Honovich - about 5 years ago
IPVM interviewed Tony Porter, the UK’s surveillance camera commissioner after he recently called for regulations on facial recognition in the...
By Charles Rollet - about 5 years ago
PRC telecom giant Huawei is suing the US government over the NDAA ban, arguing that key provisions in it are unconstitutional. Update: Huawei lost...
By Charles Rollet - about 5 years ago
Should EU businesses be concerned if police see a business' surveillance cameras filming public areas? This is what happened with Austria’s first...
By Charles Rollet - over 5 years ago
Ascent Capital Group, aka ASCMA, currently branded Brinks Home Security, formerly known as Moni and Monitronics faces a troubling end to a rocky...
By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago
Sublethal is a South African company that manufactures a remotely-controlled, camera-enabled gun called the Boomslang, which is Afrikaans for tree...
By John Honovich - over 5 years ago
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has denied IPVM's complaint against IFSEC for misuse of facial recognition. Each Exhibitor...
By John Honovich - over 5 years ago
ADT/Protection 1 has won a wrongful death court case in which it was sued by the estate of a deceased customer. However, the attorney for the...
By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago
The French government has notified a high-profile Paris coding academy that it risks a fine of up to 1.5 million euros (about $1.7m) if it...
By Charles Rollet - over 5 years ago
Axcess International, Inc. has sued Avigilon, Genetec and ACTi, among others for patent infringement. Who are they and what are their complaints...
By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago
A new California bill aimed at improving security for connected devices has been signed into law. The law takes aim especially at passwords on...
By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago
ASCMA, aka Ascent, aka Brinks Home Security, aka MONI, aka Monitronics is being sued by a group of their lenders who allege: As of June 30,...
By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago
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