Last October the Department of Licensing struck back by rolling out facial recognition software that runs biometric scans of each of the 14 million photos in DOL’s database. The software trolls for duplicate photos. ...Programs like this can confer great benefit to society. This program, however, has hit a legal snag that erodes the usefulness of the program. Full story here.
The results of DOL’s photo scans are staggering.
Investigators are now looking into 5,000 cases of people whose photos appear on more than one current license or ID card.
They've already suspended 402 licenses and referred 13 cases for criminal prosecution as they continue to pour through leads generated by the computer.
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