Do we have anything resembling an official NEO response on this issue? So far the only person to have brought this up seems to be the author of the article that you cited. I would love to hear what the NEO team has to say about this before we go into spreading FUD about this project.
As far as I know, this situation has not improved. To be fair, I haven't checked. If you have news, rebuttals, or facts I'd be happy to hear them.