FLIR Cancelling Contract With X.Labs / Feevr

By: John Honovich, Published on May 20, 2020

While X.Labs announced the signing of a new agreement with FLIR on May 12, 2020, FLIR said, in response, on May 18, 2020, that they had cancelled a previous contract and are in the process of cancelling a second contract.

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Fever Detection Controversy

The use of fever, or in the case of X.Labs, "feevr" detectors are growing along with increasing controversy. For example, the Washington Post declared last week "Thermal scanners are the latest technology being deployed to detect the coronavirus. But they don’t really work."

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Comments (22)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

05/20/20 12:21pm

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

05/20/20 05:39pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

05/20/20 09:47pm

******** ***** ******** ***'* really **** ******, *** we're *** ******* ****. Fever *********, **** **** masks, ****** ****** ******** is *** **** ** a ***** ******** ***** and **'* **** *********. We *** **** ** be **** ******* **** usual ******* **** ********* enemy **** ** *****-**, and *** ** ***** solutions ***** **** ********* awareness ********** ** *** arguable *************.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/20/20 10:25pm

*** *** **** ******* guidance ** *** ******** risk ** ******* ******* to ***.

*** *********** ******* | CDC

* ** *** ** favor ** **** **** gestures **** ******* **** have * ******** ****** on **********/*********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/20/20 10:29pm

*** ** ***** ********* raise **** ********* ********* regardless ** *** ******** effectiveness.

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Ben Clay

In reply to John Honovich | 05/21/20 09:37am

*’* *** **** ** makes ***** **** **** 100% ******** ***** **** up ** **% ** COVID ******** *** ************. Would *** ****** **’* of ********* ** ** Intrusion ****** **** * 20% ********* ****?

********** * ***** **** the **** ***** ********* solutions *** ****** ** do **** ****** **** good ** ****** * false ***** ** ******** as *** **** ***** point. **** **** *** for *** ******** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ben Clay | 05/22/20 10:41pm

*** * **** ** 80% ************? *** **** today **’* **% ************, up **** **% ** April.

**** **’* ********* **** is ** ******* *** is ********* ** ********* demographics. ** *** *** detection ** **** ****** might ****** ** ***** than **** *******.

**’* ********* ** *** agree ** **** ****, it’s ** *** ***** of **** ********** ********** of **** **** ** thermal *********.

Ben Clay

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/23/20 05:03am

** *** ******** *** that ****** **% **** Asymptomatic ** **** ********. Presumably ***** **** **** be ******** **** *** pre-symptomatic. * ***’* ***** you **** **** *** to ** ******** ****** of **** % ***** present ******* * *****, but *** ***** ** it ** *********** (*** I ******* * ********). So *** ****** ** that ************* *** (***-)*** to ******* **** **** can ***** **** **** a *** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ben Clay | 05/23/20 05:46am

**** ** *** *** info ******?

Ben Clay

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/23/20 07:05am

*** ********, **** *:*&*: ********* *** *****-** - ************ *** ***********

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ben Clay | 05/23/20 12:58pm

****** ***.

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Ben Clay

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/23/20 01:50pm

* ***** ** *** agree ** ** **** enough ** ******* ****** every ****** ** ***** a **** $** *********** and ****** **** ** stay ** **** ** they **** * ***** or ***** ******** ;-)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ben Clay | 05/23/20 02:01pm

** ***, ****** :)

Blaine D'Amico

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/23/20 03:41pm

*** ********** ********* *** all **** *** ***. This ******* ******** ******** different ********** ******** ***************-**: **** ********** *** asymptomatic? - ******** *% ** ** the **% ****** **** WHO. ***** ** ** that ****** ****** ***** at **** ***** ***** may **** ** **** never **** *** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to John Honovich | 05/21/20 10:13pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

05/21/20 12:05am

******, ****** ****** *** excellence.

Undisclosed #4

05/21/20 03:10am

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Andrew Somerville

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 05/21/20 08:38am

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Terrence Harless

In reply to Andrew Somerville | 05/21/20 01:18pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Andrew Somerville | 05/23/20 12:30am

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

05/25/20 04:34am

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Ben Clay

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 05/25/20 05:56am

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