Smile for the camera
The last time I wrote about cameras being used to identify stolen cars in Arizona I got lots of feedback. Readers also had a lot to say about using GPS to slow down suspects’ cars in police pursuits. Well technology continues to move forward over at the DMV.
I read at rgj.com (Reno Gazette-Journal’s website) that Nevada DMV is now using facial recognition technology to catch people using false identities. The computer software driven technology examines facial features to detect inconsistencies, and in fact, has led to arrests. In one case, a suspect’s driver’s license photo matched her photo on an identification card she also maintained – but under a different name. She was arrested on felony charges including suspicion of submitting a false application and possession of a fraudulent document and identity theft.
I consider facial recognition technology right up there on a par with iris recognition and other biological identification disciplines. Sure some will try to argue that they’re a violation of civil rights, but let’s face it (ha ha) if you’re not up to no good, there should be not reason your facial photo shouldn’t be used to identify you. And it shouldn’t be banned from making sure you don’t maintain duplicate (or even multiple) identities for fraudulent purposes.
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