Face time: mug-shot matching.

• Author: Tuccille, J.D.
• Position: Citings - Facial recognition software - Brief article

IN AUGUST, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine revealed that his office had quietly been using facial recognition software for more than two months to match driver's license photos with police mug shots. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation, a branch of DeWine's office, reportedly performed 2,677 facial recognition checks based on information submitted by law enforcement agencies, though it's not clear how many matches were made.

Confronted with public concern, DeWine promised to create a commission to develop protocols for using facial recognition technology. He has since expanded that panel's role to examine all information-sharing by Ohio law enforcement.

Even before Ohio's move, The Washington Post reported that state driver's license databases containing the photos of 120 million Americans were already...