Massachusetts Police to Datamine DMV Database
Police Chief Anthony R. Scott said yesterday he will take advantage of the state's offer to tap into a computer system that can identify suspects through the Registry of Motor Vehicle's Facial Recognition System. In a recent letter to police chiefs throughout the state, RMV Registrar Anne L. Collins made the offer, which would allow local police to send digital images of suspects to the registry for identification. Collins' letter said the software can compare locally-generated digital photos with the 9.5 million license images stored in the registry's database.
Computer program picks out suspects, The Republican, November 17, 2006.
