Evolv False Claims About US DHS And UK Government Testing
As Evolv attempted to "correct the misinformation" about the company, following admitting the SEC is investigating the company, it misrepresented DHS and the UK's government involvement with Evolv.
IPVM examines what false claims were made, how Evolv quietly edited them after our inquiries, and the feedback that we got from the DHS, the UK government, and the industry.
The BBC and IPVM conducted separate but parallel investigations on this matter, with IPVM focusing on technology and testing details with detailed responses from the US and UK governments. See the BBC's report: AI weapons scanner backtracks on UK testing claims.
Executive *******
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* ******* ********* *** ******** ***** press ******* ** *** ***** ****** Evolv **** *****:
***** ****** **** *** *** *** SEC ************** *** ******* ********* *** marketing ******, *** **** ******** ***** factor **** ****.
Evolv "******** **************" ***** *** *******
** ******** ****,***** ********* * ***** ******* ** the ********-****** ************* "***** ********** ******** ************** ***** the *******," ******* ****** ** *** *** ****, ** ***** *****:
** **** ***** *******, ***** ******* that **'* **** *** "****** ** a ***** ****** ********" *** ******** "fact-based *********" ** *** ****** ****** during **** "********":
**** *** **** ****,Evolv ******** ** *** **** *** ****** ** * ***** ****** ********, ************ **** ******* ***** *******, who are incentivized to discredit the company, misrepresent facts, and promote misinformation. Short sellers essentially bet on, and profit from, a drop in a company’s share price.
The ********* ******** *** **** ****** ***** ****** **** ****** *** *****’* ****-***** *********. Evolv is committed to our mission of making the world safer and stands behind our technology as vetted by hundreds of security professionals in real world environments. [emphasis added]
***** ********* ***** ********* "******," ********* "Claim #*: ***** *** *** ********* any *********** *****-***** *******," ***** **** be *** ***** ** **** ******.
Third-Party ******* ******
********** *** *****-***** *******, ***** ******* that ** *** **** ****** ** DHS *** ****, * ** ********** branch, ** **** ** ***** ****** by ** *********** ***** ***** ******* NILECJ ********, ** ***** *****:
DHS **** *** **** ******** *** ****** *** ***********
***** ***** ******** *** *** ****** Act *********** ** ** ******* ** third-party *******, *** *** *** *** Safety *** *********** **** ******* **** DHS **** *** **** ************ ** reviews *** *** ***********.
******, ***' ****** ** ****** *** Implementation **** **** ***** ** ** in-house ******* *** **** **** *** review ******* ******* ** ***** ******** of ***:
The *** ****** *** ******* **** *** ******* *******; however, we do review test reports from other parts of DHS that may have tested a particular technology. [emphasis added]
*** ********** *** *** ********* ** what ******** ***** **** ***** ************ or *** **** ***** ** **. Similarly, ***'* ******* & ********** ************** Director,***** ****, **** *** ************ ***** ******* various ******* **** (**** ************* ********** or ***** *******), *** *** *** itself **** *** ******* ******* *** the ****** *** ***********:
*********, ****** *** ** *** ************, testing **** *** ******* ***** ********* by *** ************; *******, *****, ** local ***********; ******* ******** *** ********** with *** ************ ** *** ***** entity **** ******** *******. *** ********** generally ********* “***** *****” ** ******* testing ********* ** ** ****** **** is *** *** ********** ********.As * ****** ** ********, *** ****** ** ****** *** ************** **** *** ******* *** *********** *******; *** ****** ******* ** * ***** ***** ******* **** ********* ******* ********* ** ***** ********. [emphasis added]
******, ********* *** *********** *********** **** *** **** ****, ** shown *****:
***** *** *** ******* ** **** third-party ******** ********* ******* ** ******** in *** ****** *** ***********.
Evolv ************** *** ****** *** ******
**** ** *** *** ***** **** Evolv ************** *** ****** *** ************, as ** ********** ******* **** *** Designation ** ***' "***** ** ********." DHS ******** ** **** ** ******* that *** *********** ** "*** ** endorsement." *** **** *******, *** *** earlier ******,*** **** ****** *** *** ** Endorsement.
NPSA **********
****, ** ******** ********** ******** *********, was ********* ** ***** ** * third-party ****. *** *******, **** ** a **** ** *** ****** *******, MI5, ********* "********, ********, *** ******" for ********* ** ******** *** ********* protective ********.
*** ** ****'* ********** ** *******. NPSA *** ********* ********** ** ******** *********, ***** **** ******** **** **** the **** *********. ** ***** **** about ****'* ******* *******, *** ************ ********* ********* ******* *********** ******* webpage.
NPSA ******** ******* ******, **** *** ****
***** **** ***** ******** *******, *** systems **** ***** *******, ***** **** calls************** ***** ********* *******, ** **** *** ******* ******* and **** ******** ******** ******, ** ** **** ****:
******* ********* ***************** ***** ********* ******* **** ******which ************* *** ***** ********* **** ****** *** *** ** ****** *** *********** ** ******** designed to screen people for the presence of metallic threat items whilst not alarming on benign metallic items [emphasis added]
****, *******, ********* ***** ** *** developing *** ******, ** ********* **** testing:
During *** *********** ** *** **** ******, **** ********* ******* ** * ******* ** ******** *** *** ******** ** ********** *** ********** *** **** ******. The results are not representative of the final test and have not been released. For security reasons, ************* **** ******** *** **** ****** to ***** *********** ****** *************, ***** appointed **** ******, *** ************* ******** developing ************** ***** ********* *******.
** *******, ** *** ************ ****, the ****** *** ********* ** "******* the ******* ** ****** ************* ** effectively *********** *********** ***************":
*** **** ****** *** **** ********* to ******* *** ******* ** ****** manufacturers ** *********** *********** *********** *************** of *** ******* *** ******* *** ability ** *** ***** (*.*., **** security ********) ** **** ********* *********** comparisons.
Evolv ***** *** **** ****
******* **** ***** **** ******* *** to ***, ****, *** ***** ******, it ******* ******* ******* ** *** ***** ******* ** its ****** **** ********** ********* ****'* *** DHS's ***********, ** ***** *****:
*****'* ************ **** *** **** *** **** edited ** ***** ***:
***** *** *** ******* ** *** change ** **** ** *** **** post *** *** *** ***** ******* on *** ********-****** ******* ******* *** same.
Metrix *** - *-*** *********
** *** ******* ******* ** *** blog ****, ***** ******** * **-***** company,****** ***, ***** ********* ****** ** * "supplier *** ******** ** *-*** ********** components, *******, *** ********."
***** ****** ******** "******, *************, ***********" ** *** "Services & *********" *******, ** **** *** ******* **** on *** *******, ** ***** *****:
****** *** *** *** ******* ******* it ********* ******* ** ***** ******* against ****'* *********, ** ** ****:
*************, ** ** *** ******* ************ information ********** *** *******, ** ******* related ** *** *********** ** ******** equipment, ** **********.
NILECJ *******
***** ***** ******* *** ******* ****** the *** ****** *** *** ****, Evolv ***** ****** **** * ***** party ****** ***** ******* ******* ****** standards, *******, ********* ** ******** **** IPVM ******** **** *** ********, ************* often ** **** ******* **********.
*** **********,*** ****** ********** * ******** *** ***** ********* released ** **** ** *** ******** Institute ** *** *********** *** ******** Justice *** *** **** ********** ** an *** ********,**** ******* ** ****.
* ******-**** ***** ********* ************, *******, told **** **** ********* "*********" ** the ****** ******* ********** **********, ** did *******:
Manufacturers ********* ** **** [****** *******] **********. Once a product is tested, there is not a requirement to continue to retest said product.
[*] **** ******* ******* *** *** compliance ******* ******?
[*] ***. [******** *****]
********, ***** ******* **** **** **** there *** "****" ********* **** ***** to ******* ****** ********** *******, ** was *** **** ** **** *** specific ********* *** ********** *** ******* coming **** ***** ******* ** **** are *** ********** ** *** ** government:
The *** ******* ******** ** *** ********* ********** ** *** **** (********** ********** ******* **********) ** ***/*** ******** **** ** **** ** ** ******* **** *******. There were plans to create some recognized labs for NIJ testing, however, this never came to fruition.
* ******* **** ***-**** ***** ***** companies **** ******* **** *** ******* this *******, *******, **** *** *** recognized ** *** *.*. ********** ** Labor, ************ ****** *** ****** ************** (OSHA) ** ** **** ***so ******* ***** ** ************. [emphasis added]
*********,****'* *** **** *********** **** **** **** * ******** laboratory ** ** **** ******* *** is *** ***** ** *** *********** North ******** ***** ***** ********** **** testing:
* ** *** *****, **** *****'* mean *****'* *****, [***]I'm **** *** ***** ** ** *********** *****-***** ******* ************ ** ***** ******* that can do [NILECJ compliance testing]
[At ****], ** *** ** ********** **********, which is accredited by governmental authorities, I'm not going [to say which], but it's in ****** [emphasis added]
NILECJ ******* ** ********
************* **** **** ****** ** *** agree **** *** ****** ******** ** an ******** ********, *** **** ***** itself ****** *** * *** ******** in*** ** *** ******* *********, ** ***** *****:
******* **** **** **** **'* "********* to ***" **** ***/****** ******** "** the **** ******* ********," *** ** received ******* ******** **** ****:
***** *** **** * *** ** change ** *** ******* ***** *** last ******* ** *** ** ***** of ********** *** ******* ** ** would ** ********* ** *** ** is *** **** ******* ********.
*** *******, *** ******* ***** ***** detection ******* *** *** ****** ******** available ******* ** *** *** ********:
*** **** **** ****** ******* **** its *** ** *****'* ****, ******* even ***** ******** **** *** ******** is ********, ** *** * **** sign *** *** *******.
Background ** **************
*** **** ********** ** ************** ******* Evolv, ***:
*****: ***** ***** ** ******* ************** by ********* **** **************.
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