New York Police Department: Face Recognition
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation
| Agency | New York Police Department |
| Location | New York City, NY |
| Technology | Face Recognition |
| Vendor | Idemia, Dataworks Plus |
The New York City Police Department has been using face recognition since 2011 and updated its policies most recently in 2020. According to the NYPD, in 2019 the Facial Identification Section received 9,850 requests for comparison and identified 2,510 possible matches.
Links
Government information (NYPD)
Academic Report (Georgetown Law)
News article (New York Post)
Other (www1.nyc.gov)
Other (www1.nyc.gov)
More about this technology
Software that can identify or verify the identity of an individual using their face.
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation