Verkada
New York Times Profiles Back-to-Office Culture at Company That Used Surveillance to Harass Coworkers at the Office
While bemoaning the fact that workers have “less supervision” at home.
When School Superintendents Market Surveillance Cameras
Michael Fox, a superintendent for a small New Jersey school district, sent dozens of sales pitches and coordinated closely with Verkada sales reps to hawk smart security cameras.
Tech Companies Want Schools to Use COVID Relief Money on Surveillance Tools
As schools reopen with billions in federal aid, surveillance vendors are hawking expensive tools like license plate readers and facial recognition.
Alleged Hacker Who Broke Into AI Surveillance Company Raided By Police
"My apartment was raided by local police this morning 7am my time and all my electronic devices have been confiscated on request of the US Department of Justice."
Hacked Surveillance Camera Firm Shows Staggering Scale of Facial Recognition
A hacked customer list shows that facial recognition company Verkada is deployed in tens of thousands of schools, bars, stores, jails, and other businesses around the country.
Surveillance Startup Used Own Cameras to Harass Coworkers
Employees at Verkada accessed the company's facial recognition system to take photos of women colleagues and make sexually explicit jokes.