Facial Recognition Systems (Cleveland Police Department)

Curtis Waltman filed this request with the Cleveland Police Department of Cleveland, OH.
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From: Curtis Waltman

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Facial recognition systems are increasingly utilized by law enforcement agencies. This allows officers to quickly identify persons of interest through the use of an extensive database and a tool such as FaceFirst.

I would like for this request:

-any contractual documents including purchase orders, delivery orders, bids, quotes, RFPs, responses to RFPs, invoices and contracts with facial recognition companies like FaceFirst Inc., Face Searcher by Allevate Limited, Face-VACS by Cognitec Systems GmbH, First Line Facial Recognition by Blue Line Technology, any products by Animetrics, SCRAM remote breath by Alcohol Monitoring Systems, or MegaMatcher by Neurotechnology. Other systems may also be used, such as the system developed by the FBI.

-any policies or guidelines about the use of facial recognition technology

-any grant applications or reports to any oversight bodies

-The total number of individuals who have been identified through the use of facial recognition systems over the last three years

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Curtis Waltman

From: Cleveland Police Department

In response the City of Cleveland, Division of Polices does not have Facial Recognition Software.

The Public Records Section
Kim Roberson \ Joe Wilin \ Katia King

City of Cleveland - Department of Law
601 Lakeside Avenue - Room 106
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
City of Cleveland Public Records Line: (216) 664-2772
City of Cleveland Public Records Email: publicrecords@city.cleveland.oh.us<mailto:publicrecords@city.cleveland.oh.us>

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