15 US cities, 1 county, and 1 state, have not only banned government use of facial recognition, but are effectively boycotting the purchase of any...
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
Most countries have no governmental codes for video surveillance. However, the UK has had one for almost a decade and it is about to be...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
Flock Safety has raised one of the largest rounds ever for video surveillance led by one of the biggest and most aggressive VC firms, Andreesen...
By John Honovich - 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
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
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
Traces AI says they have developed a Face Recognition alternative for forensic search and reidentification without using faces and backed by Y...
By Zach Segal - 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
Various employees across Verkada used 'Super Admin' privileges to view any customer's camera footage at any time, unbeknownst to said customers,...
By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago
ADT filed to dismiss a class-action lawsuit and claimed it had "no control" over its technician's actions, who pleaded guilty to hacking...
By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago
The US government has declared: [the ADT technician] took note of which homes had attractive women, then repeatedly logged into these customers’...
By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago
Audio usage in video surveillance remains rare but growing, new IPVM statistics show. 175+ integrators answered IPVM: "In the past year, what...
By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago
Major investments continue. Now, Flock Safety, an ALPR-as-a-service startup, has announced $47 million in funding, "to solve more crime and protect...
By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago
Coronavirus has increased interest in detecting symptoms such as fever and coughs. Can audio analytics help? IPVM speaks with CLB and Sound...
By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago
Bosch announced its "Human Skin Temperature Detection" system at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Products show. In this report we share: 30-minute...
By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago
FaceFirst, a US company and one of the oldest ongoing facial recognition providers, has faced significant problems including a reported...
By Joey Walter - over 3 years ago
A Georgia school district touted buying Hikvision fever screening "about $2,000 cheaper per camera" with no blackbody for a total cost of a half a...
By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago
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
These $80,000+ South Korea bus stations have gained world-wide attention but IPVM verified they use cheap temperature tablets outdoors, endangering...
By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago
While mega-companies Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft have been criticized for facial recognition and AI analytics, Canon-owned Briefcam is far more...
By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago
YOLO has gained significant attention within video surveillance for its promise of better, faster video analytics. However, 2020 has proven to be...
By Zach Segal - almost 4 years ago
