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Chicago 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 Chicago Police Department
Location Chicago, IL
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor DataWorks Plus

The Chicago Police Department has used DataWorks face recognition technology since 2013.

Links
News article (Buzzfeed News)
News article (Chicago Sun Times)

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