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The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles [DMV] 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 photos 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.
Source: Vocativ
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Saturday May 27 2017, @11:05AM (1 child)
Does "fruit of the poisoned tree" apply though? It's not like they searched someones property without a warrant.
It's a state law, forbidding the DMV from using biometrics, not forbidding the transfer of information to other departments.
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(Score: 1) by Demena on Saturday May 27 2017, @11:21AM
Maybe. I am not a lawyer. Usually though a break in the chain is a break in the chain.