North Dakota Department of Transportation: 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	North Dakota Department of Transportation
Location	Bismarck, ND
Technology	Face Recognition
Vendor

North Dakota’s Department of Transportation uses face recogntion and shares access to its photo repository with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is the single access point for all requests from law enforcement.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Government information (Government Accountability Office)

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.