Vermont DMV Caught Using Illegal Facial Recognition Program (vocativ.com)

schwit1 quotes a report from Vocativ: The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles has been caught using facial recognition software -- despite a state law preventing it. Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont describe such a program, which uses software to compare the DMV's database of names and driver's license photos with information with state and federal law enforcement. Vermont state law, however, specifically states that "The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not implement any procedures or processes that involve the use of biometric identifiers." The program, the ACLU says, invites state and federal agencies to submit photographs of persons of interest to the Vermont DMV, which it compares against its database of some 2.6 million Vermonters and shares potential matches. Since 2012, the agency has run at least 126 such searches on behalf of local police, the State Department, FBI, and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

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Re:it's VERMONT

[Cmdln Daco]

The Dukes of Hazard had more black actors than Seinfeld or Friends.

It's not a show based up in the segregated North.

2.6 million pictures?

[vtcodger]

Might be of interest to investigate how a state with only 625,000 inhabitants comes by a data base of 2.6 million pictures.

BTW. Vermont didn't even put pictures on most driver's licenses until about 20 years ago. You had to drive to Montpelier if you wanted a picture license because the Montpelier office had the DMV's only camera.