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Pinellas County Sheriff's Office: 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 Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Location Largo, FL
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor Idemia

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office maintains the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program accessed by more than 275 law enforcement agencies. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

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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