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Detroit 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 Detroit Police Department
Location Detroit, MI
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor DataWorks Plus

The Detroit Police Department signed a contract with DataWorks Plus for real-time face recognition in 2017. The contract was renewed in September 2020.

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