Evolv Hides Critical Details in NCS4 Results
Evolv is demanding NDAs to see the full NCS4 report, while NCS4 told IPVM Evolv required this claiming confidentiality.
While NCS4 released a highly detailed report on PatriotOne, one of Evolv's main competitors, NCS4 was required to issue only a limited report on Evolv.
In this report, IPVM shares details about the public and restricted reports, why Evolv claims it took this approach, examines the notable missing details from the public Evolv report, NCS4’s response to our questions about the situation, and how this not only damages NCS4’s stated transparency aims, but also hurts the public.
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