New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission: 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	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Location	Trenton, NJ
Technology	Face Recognition
Vendor

New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission responds to face recognition requests from courts or law enforcement agencies, including federal agencies and local and state police, and shares access to its photo database with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles as part of its Interstate Fraud Prevention Initiative to prevent fraud in the Commercial Driver’s License issuing process.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

More about this technology

Face recognition is a method of identifying or verifying the identity of an individual using their face. Face recognition systems can be used to identify people in photos, video, or in real-time. Law enforcement may also use mobile face recognition devices to identify people during police stops.