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Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation: Face Recognition

Agency Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Location London, OH
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor NEC

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation operates a massive face recognition system. Hundreds of local, state, and federal agencies were able to access the system until fall 2019, when the Ohio Attorney General cut off access. However, agencies may still make formal face recognition requests to BCI. The Attorney General is pursuing a $21.4 million upgrade through the vendor NEC in 2021.

More about this technology

Software that can identify or verify the identity of an individual using their face.