Gdpr Information

GDPR Complaint Filed Against UK Facewatch, Partner

UK facial recognition company Facewatch and its partner, supermarket chain Southern Co-op, have been challenged by a 45-page complaint alleging...

By Charles Rollet - 2 months ago (Info+)

Belgium Fines 300,000 Euros For Privacy Violating Fever Screening

The Belgian government has fined two airports 300,000 euros (~$327,000) for violating the GDPR by using fever cameras, marking the first such fine...

By Charles Rollet - 6 months ago (Info+)

Latin American NGOs Denounce 'Perverse' Facial Recognition

A consortium of 11 Latin American NGOs, released a report on what it labels as "perverse" facial recognition implementations by nine Latin American...

By IPVM - 8 months ago (Info+)

Irish City Fined $120,000+ for 400+ Camera System Violating GDPR

Ireland's data protection watchdog has reprimanded and fined one of the country's biggest cities over $120,000 for non-compliance with GDPR and...

By Robert Wren Gordon - 8 months ago (Info+)

UK Grocer Facial Recognition With Hikvision Cameras, GDPR And Ethical Risks Examined

A UK grocery chain known for touting its ethical practices is running a live facial recognition (LFR) system across dozens of locations with...

By Charles Rollet - 9 months ago (Info+)

Hikvision Has "Highest Level of Critical Vulnerability," Impacting 100+ Million Devices

Hikvision has admitted a 9.8 vulnerability that is "the highest level of critical vulnerability—a zero-click unauthenticated remote code execution"...

By John Honovich - about 1 year ago

Oloid 'World's First' Software Access Reader

New approaches to readers are uncommon, but startup Oloid's access reader is software-based, multifactor authentication, and reuses smartphones and...

By Brian Rhodes - about 1 year ago (Info+)

Glossary / Acronyms for Video Surveillance

This directory provides definitions and explanations for over 90 common video surveillance industry terms, including links to related IPVM...

By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago

UK Surveillance Camera Code of Practice Examined

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 - about 1 year ago (Info+)

Axis License Plate Verifier Tested 2021

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By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago (Research)

GDPR Enforcement Against Video Surveillance - 79 Fines Analyzed

The arrival of the GDPR three years ago raised fears in European video surveillance of stringent enforcement and high fines, but an IPVM review...

By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago (Info+)

EU AI Proposal Impact on Video Surveillance Examined

The EU has released a proposal for how it plans to regulate AI, directly impacting certain video surveillance technologies but exempting many...

By Zach Segal - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Video Analytics Manufacturer Performance Guide

This 25-page guide provides a reference for video surveillance analytic performance. Video surveillance has a wide range of hardware and software...

By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Video Surveillance Storage Retention Laws Examined

Although surveillance video retention is often constricted by storage costs, written laws do sometimes dictate a minimum or maximum period video...

By Isabella Cheng - over 1 year ago (Info+)

Facial Recognition Guide

This guide explains the fundamentals of facial recognition. Inside we cover: The Use of Datasets in Facial Recognition Dataset Creation...

By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago (Info+)

GDPR Impact On Temperature / Fever Screening Explained

What impact does GDPR have on temperature screening? Do you risk a GDPR fine for using temperature screening cameras incorrectly? The answers...

By Charles Rollet - almost 2 years ago (Info+)

Hikvision Sues Over Brazilian Airport Loss

Hikvision was excluded from a Brazilian airport project because it is owned by the PRC government. Hikvision sued the airport's operator but has...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 2 years ago (Info+)

Axis License Plate Verifier Tested 2020

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By Derek Ward - about 2 years ago (Research)

Startup Digeiz Reidentification Video Analytics Profile

French Start-Up Digeiz is marketing 'shopping centre analytics' with, most notably, person re-identification, so if a shopper moves from one part...

By Sean Patton and Zach Segal - about 2 years ago (Info+)

Facial Recognition: Weak Sales, Anti Regulation, No Favorite, Says Security Integrators

While facial recognition has gained greater prominence, a new IPVM study of security systems integrators shows weak sales, opposition to...

By IPVM Team - about 2 years ago (Info+)

Kentix SmartXcan Fever Screening Device Tested

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By Derek Ward - over 2 years ago (Research)

World IEC Fever Screening Standards Explained

While 'fever detection' is new to most people, the technology has been practiced for many years and has a series of international standards that we...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago (Info+)