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Gainesville Police Department: Face Recognition

Back of man's head looking at computer monitor displaying face recognition software matching an image of a man's face
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation
Agency Gainesville Police Department
Location Gainesville, FL
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor Clearview AI

The Gainesville Police Department spent $10,000 on Clearview AI face recognition technology for seven users in 2019.

Links
Government budget/purchasing (City of Gainesville)
Public records (MuckRock)
News article (MuckRock)
Other (www.alligator.org)
Other (www.tampabay.com)
Other (www.wcjb.com)

More about this technology

Software that can identify or verify the identity of an individual using their face.

Back of man's head looking at computer monitor displaying face recognition software matching an image of a man's face
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation