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Washington Department of Licensing: Face Recognition

Agency Washington Department of Licensing
Location Seattle, WA
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor

The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) does not give external entities direct access to its face recognition system. However, DOL will run photos through face recognition for law enforcement “with a court order to determine whether the person has been issued a driver license or ID under a different name."

More about this technology

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