Q&A
Process for agencies to request facial recognition assistance from NYPD
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Council Member Gutiérrez inquires about the process and policy for other agencies to request facial recognition technology assistance from NYPD. Chief Savino and Deputy Commissioner Gerber provide details on the practice and policy.
- There's no specific timeframe for providing assistance to other agencies
- NYPD's facial recognition technology is often used for non-criminal purposes, such as identifying deceased individuals
- The department's facial recognition policy, available online, lists various use cases
- Requests from out-of-state agencies, like New Jersey, are considered, especially for cases involving unidentified individuals
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:26:26
So and what's the what's the policy?
1:26:28
Like, what is the process for them to request that technology from the New York PD?
1:26:34
What's the time frame that you can provide that information in?
Jason Savino
1:26:37
Yeah.
1:26:38
As far as official policy, I I can't speak on that.
1:26:40
What I can say is this, the assistant that we've provided for the most part Mhmm.
1:26:45
Because our technology is so good is quite often non criminal in nature and that we our facial recognition works for more than just crimes.
1:26:56
Right?
1:26:56
What am I talking about?
1:26:57
I'm talking about that unidentified individual or that individual that may have been shot that can't speak or that DOA that now we need to provide closure.
1:27:09
We need to make notifications to someone's family.
1:27:12
We've used that technology for that as well and that's where we've seen some interstate or out of state rather organization Mhmm.
1:27:22
And it's worked.
1:27:23
They know how good our technology is.
1:27:26
Once again, just the lead, you know, so many other cooperating factors need to be followed up on.
1:27:33
But we have had New Jersey request, hey, you know, we can't identify this individual.
1:27:38
They're dead.
1:27:39
They can't speak for themselves.
1:27:40
Can you help us?
1:27:41
And we'd be more than willing to do so.
Michael Gerber
1:27:43
And I would just add to that that chair, if if you look at our facial recognition policy, which again is posted online, it actually lists the various types, the various ways in which facial recognition technology may be used along the lines of what Chief Savino just said.
1:27:58
It lists criminal investigations but then for example someone who's deceased or someone who is paralyzed and can't speak is unidentified.
1:28:06
So there actually is a list which is publicly available.