S.T.O.P. Condemns Evolv Sales Misconduct

S.T.O.P. condemns Evolv for staff misconduct during business sales.

View this email in your browser For Immediate Release S.T.O.P. Condemns Evolv Sales Misconduct (New York, NY, 10/30/2024) - Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Evolv, the scandal-plagued metal detector startup Mayor Eric Adams piloted on the New York City Subway, for staff misconduct during business sales. Reporting from the New York Daily News shared that Evolv disclosed that several employees withheld “extracontractual” information about sales with one of the firm’s “largest channel partners.” Evolv’s statement comes several weeks after the Department of Investigation (DOI) launched a probe into the Adams administration’s contracts with Evolv. SEE: New York Daily News - Evolv, NYC subway weapons scanner partner, says staff ‘engaged in misconduct’ during sales https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/10/25/evolv-potential-nyc-subway-weapons-scanner-contractor-says-staff-engaged-in-misconduct-during-sales/ Press Release - S.T.O.P. Welcomes DOI Probe Of Adams’ Subway Metal Detectors https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2024/10/2/stop-warns-adams-to-avoid-revolving-door-contract-for-school-bus-surveillance-mbxjp “There’s nothing very evolved about these sorts of scandals,” said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn. “These revelations only add suspicion about why our scandal-plagued mayor would do business with an even more scandal-plagued vendor. This technology was never fit for purpose, and it’s clear that New Yorkers are picking up the tab.” Last week, NYPD shared that its monthlong pilot of Evolv on the subway recovered zero guns and triggered 118 false positives. S.T.O.P. condemned the pilot program as a resounding failure. Cahn continued, “This is nothing more than a high-tech stop-and-frisk. This sort of AI only puts a digital veneer over the worst sort of NYPD abuses.” SEE: City & State NY - The results are in! Evolv gun scanners recover zero guns in subways https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/10/results-are-evolv-gun-scanners-recover-zero-guns-subways/400522/ The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color. --END-- CONTACT: S.T.O.P. Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn  Copyright © 2021 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.