A Belgian artist's project, "The Follower" created a public scare as he found video feeds that matched Instagram posts from around the world. Yahoo...
By John Honovich and Mert Karakaya - 8 days ago (Info+)
This report examines major industry factors and how they could impact access control in the next 5 - 10 years. In this report, we examine the...
By Aiden Gonzalez and Brian Rhodes - 14 days ago (Info+)
Alcatraz AI has raised $25 Million to expand beyond the US and into the UK, Europe, Dubai /Middle East, and Africa. We spoke with Alcatraz...
By Brian Rhodes - 14 days ago (Info+)
The PRC is by far the world's largest single video surveillance market, making up over half of sales despite only having ~17% of global population...
By Charles Rollet - 24 days ago
Knightscope, is adding a database of "over 75 million criminal law enforcement files" to its security robot's facial recognition but where are they...
By Carl Stoffers - 27 days ago (Info+)
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 - about 2 months ago (Info+)
A Denver grocer is suing ADT in connection with a $100,000+ robbery, accusing the company of unethical sales tactics in a case that raises...
By Carl Stoffers - 2 months ago (Info+)
The London Metropolitan police's latest live facial recognition (LFR) deployment found no suspects with one false alert that resulted in a wrongful...
By Charles Rollet - 2 months ago (Info+)
A fiber optic cabling company is suing ADT in connection with a 2021 Connecticut burglary, claiming ADT deactivated its security monitoring system...
By IPVM Team - 2 months ago (Info+)
X-rays have long been used to identify weapons both in objects and on people, though the technology's usage for people screening is declining...
By Nikita Ermolaev - 3 months ago (Info+)
ADT is being sued by a New Mexico bank over an ATM service tech robbery that cost the bank nearly $140,000 and that the bank alleges was the...
By Carl Stoffers - 4 months ago (Info+)
LPR usage is exploding, powered by hotlists provided by the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC). However, details on how law enforcement...
By Isabella Cheng - 4 months ago (Info+)
IP camera form factors have been fairly set for years but now i-Pro (formerly Panasonic) has released the i-Pro Mini, which it markets as the...
By Ethan Ace - 5 months ago (Info+)
Not only has the ACLU scored a major victory against Clearview AI, the ACLU tells IPVM it is "ready to take action" against other companies that...
By Isabella Cheng - 5 months ago (Info+)
Verkada is offering sex offender screening in its visitor management system. The screening does not use facial recognition, but privacy and...
By Isabella Cheng - 5 months ago (Info+)
Biometric use in access control has never been strong, but new statistics show use is getting weaker post-COVID. Inside this report, we...
By Brian Rhodes - 5 months ago (Info+)
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 - 5 months ago (Info+)
Turing has now changed its defense, originally they alleged it "does not target its marketing, sales, or commercial activity" in Illinois, now...
By Isabella Cheng and John Honovich - 6 months ago (Info+)
Mega guard provider Allied Universal has acquired Israeli company Attenti declaring that they have become a "global leader in electronic...
By Isabella Cheng - 6 months ago (Info+)
This 87-point checklist helps end users, integrators, and consultants verify that video surveillance installation is complete. Inside we cover...
By IPVM Team - 6 months ago (Info+)
Not since 2019 has ISC West felt "normal". 2020 was canceled, 2021 was held in the summer Vegas heat and suffered from poor attendance. IPVM is at...
By IPVM Team - 6 months ago (Info+)
While Vivint is best known for selling security and solar door-to-door, the company is aiming to expand into home insurance sales. In this...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago (Info+)
The ACLU in a recent report warned of the "mass-surveillance system" that Flock Safety is building by selling ALPR products to networks of police...
By Isabella Cheng - 7 months ago (Info+)
Flock has raised another $150 million USD, making it an astounding $300 million raised in the last 7 months, adding to last summer's A16Z-led $150...
By Isabella Cheng - 8 months ago (Info+)
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+)
