South Carolina Law Enforcement Division: Face Recognition
Agency | South Carolina Law Enforcement Division |
Location | Columbia, SC |
Technology | Face Recognition |
Vendor |
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division maintains a database containing driver’s license photos, mugshots, and probation photos, and responds to FBI queries to search this database. However, some local law enforcement agencies can reportedly run direct queries through a separate face recognition system.
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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Government information (Government Accountability Office)
Public reocrds (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division)
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.