NYS Exposed: DMV using facial recognition tech to crack down on fraud
August 24, 2017 11:43 PM
ROCHESTER—21,000 people have been busted in New York State in the past few years trying to use stolen or bogus information to get a driver’s license. The Department of Motor Vehicles has been cracking down on the fraud by using updated facial recognition technology . Every time your photo is taken at the DMV, it is now run through the software. The photograph is compared not only to the last photo that was taken of you but to all the photos that have been taken at DMV offices across the state. The facial recognition technology uses 128 measurements to compare; different hair styles, glasses and other features that change over time do not prevent the technology from making matches. “About half of the people we identified were driving the roads while they were suspended or revoked under another name,” says Owen McShane, the Director for Investigations for NYS DMV. So, the technology has arguably made the roads safer, it’s also stopping fraud: ”A lot of the...