Evolv Denounces VICE Expose, Alleges "Endangers Lives"
Evolv claims VICE is putting schoolchildren in danger by publishing details about how its scanners mistake and miss weapons in an exposé of a ~$5 million public school deployment.
Evolv similarly claimed IPVM puts the public at risk by publishing details about its sensitivity settings and other weaknesses.
In this post, IPVM examines Evolv's allegation and others who have argued for "security through obscurity" in the past.
Evolv *********
***** ********* ******* *** ******** ** "weapons *********" *** **** ** ** "frictionless" ** ******** ** "***** *********" that *** ******* ******* *** "********". For *******, *****: "******* ********* ***** ****-******* ***** ********* Obsolete".
VICE ****** ***** ***** ******
******* *************, ******* ** ****'* ******* **************, found **** ***** ********* ** ********** detect ******* **** ****** ******* *** that ** ******** ** *********** ******** and ****** *** ********. ****'* **** is ***** ** ****** *,*** ****** obtained **** *** ********* *********** ****** district ** ***** ********, ***** ****** $4.9m ** ***** ******** ** * four-year ******* ******* **** ****:
**** ***** ***** ******** *** ******** implementation ******, ******* "*** ******* ** much *********" **** *****'* *********. *** example, *** ********* ********* *** ******** as * "*******[****]" *** ******* *** at "****** ***** ***** ** **** walked *******".
Glock ****** **********
** *** ******* *******, * ******** school ******** ** ************ ****** ***** Evolv *** ****** * ***** ********** because *** *********** ***** *** *** to "*."***** ***** ***** *** ************ ****** *********** ** ** * through * ***** (***** ** **** sensitive). *** **** ****** *********** **** B ** * ******** ** ***** 25% ** ******** ** ** ******** searched **** ******* *** *-**** ******* often ******** ** *******, **** *****.
Evolv: **** "********* *****"
** ******** ** ****'* *********, *****'* CMO**** ******** **** **** ** "********* *****" by "******** ************* ******** *********** ** sensitivity ********":
*** **** ** ***, ** * reporter ***** **** ***: ** ******** communicating ******** *********** ** *********** ********, protocols *** ********* [****] **** ******** and ********* ** **** ***endangers ***** [emphasis added]
*** ****** ********'* ************ ******** ** discuss *********** ******** *** ***** ******* as **** *** ** "** ********* of ******* *** ******* ******".
Security ******* ********* ********
*** **** ** *****'* ******** ** that ******* ***** *** ******'* ********** should ***** ** **** ******, ********* this *** ******* *** ******, *.*. security ******* *********. **** ******** *** been **** ******.
**** ******, *** **. ***** ****-*************** ********* ***** ********** ******* ******** thousands ** ****** ******** *******, ********** after ********** ** ** *** **********. In ********, ******** ******** **** ************ *** ********* "******" *** ********* * ******** investigation. ******** ********************* **** ******* *** *** ******** later**** ***** ******* *****.
*** ** ************** ********** ******** (** * ******** *****) must ** ********* ** ********* ** seeking ** *** ** ********** **** covering *** ******** ****** ** ****. This **** **** *** *** ** the ******* *****, **** *** ***** ruling ** ***** ** *** ***** by*********** "**** * **** *** ************ press *** *********** ****** *********".
Obscurity ***** ********
****'* ********* **** *** *** ******** in ******. ******* ******** ****** *** refusing ** ******* **** ****** (**** Evolv's *********** *****) ***** ******** *** the ****** ********, *******, ********** **** government ******* ** ********.
* ***** *** ** *** **** annoying ******* ** *** "******** ******* obscurity" ******** ** **** ***** ** such * ***** *** ********** ******** of ********. ** *****'* ********* **** exposed ** * **** ** ****, Evolv ***** **** * *** ** sales. **** ** *** ***** ***** you *****, ***** **** ****-******* ********* of ******** - ********* *************, *** publicity, ***** ***** **** ** ****** elections. ** ***** **** **** "******** through *********" ** ****** ** * press *******, * ***** *** ** 10 **'* **** ** ******* ** hide ********* ************ *** ******** ***'* the ********** ** ***.
***** *** ********** ******** ** ********
**** ** *********** ** **** ***** cannot ***** ****. ** ***** ********, the ******* ** **** **** *** doing **** ** * ******* ** the ****** **** **'* ******* * massive ******* ** ***** *** *****.
***** ********* ******* ****** ** "******* the ******, **** *** ***** ********* to *********" ** * **** **** to ***** ******* ** ****** *** awareness ** ***** ****** ** **** people ***** ***** *** ****** ** deployed. ******* ** ******* ****, *******, that **** ****** *** ******** ************** laptops *** **** *** **** ** many ******** ***** **** ** **** out ***** ********** *** **** **** over *** *****, *** ******** ***** be **** **** ******** *** *** pushback ***** ** *** ************* *** ******** *** *******.
*** ** **** **** ** *****? She ***** **** * *** **** money ** ********* **** ***** ******.
*****'* ***** *** ******** **% ***** the **** ****** *** ********. *** chart ***** ***** *** **** ***** with * **** *** ******** *** 25th, ***** ****** *** **** ****** came ***, ******* ****** ******* ***** then.
*****'* ***** ** ** ******** **** it's **** ** ** ******* **** percentage ** *** ** **** ****** other ********.
*******, **** ** *** ******* ***** investigation ** * **** ***** *********** that ******* * *********** ***** ** problems ***** *** ***** (**************) ** hide **** *** ******.
** ***** *** **** *** **** report:
***** ***** ***** ** ******* **** as '********* ***********', **** ** * direct ****** ** *****'* ***** *********. If ***** *** *** ******, *** years, ** ****** **** ** "************" "weapons *********", **** *** ****** ***** not **** ** ****** *** ** is *** ***** "******* *********" *** how ** ** *** "************".
***** ****** *** ******* ** ********* its ******** ** ********* *** **** than ** *** ******* **. **** is *** ******.