South Carolina Law Enforcement Division: 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	South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Location	Columbia, SC
Technology	Face Recognition
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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) [snapshot]
Public reocrds (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) [snapshot]
Government information (Government Accountability Office) [snapshot]

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.