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Durham 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 Durham Police Department
Location Durham, NC
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor DataWorks Plus

In 2017, the Durham Police Department bought six mobile face recognition systems for $38,400.

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Public records (MuckRock)

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