Between 2019 and 2020, the ACLU of Massachusetts has filed over 400 public records request regarding the use of facial recognition technology across the Commonwealth.

1,403

government documents

State AgenciesPrivate CompaniesSchoolsSurveillance in BostonTown & City Police

We have split the requests up into five themes, which we invite you to explore in more detail: State Agencies, Private Companies, Schools, Surveillance in Boston, and Town & City Police.

Not sure where to start? Here are some recommended highlights to explore:

Interactive Email Explorer

Clearview AI

Suspect Technologies

To search all face recognition related requests, we have also created an index documenting all requests we have made by date, topic, and agency:

 

TitleSubmitted ToNumber of DocumentsYear FiledDate Published
Lantel at the Boston Office of Emergency ManagementBoston Office of Emergency Management26620192/26/21
Lantel at the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesExecutive Office of Health and Human Services120192/26/21
Lantel at the Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityExecutive Office of Public Safety and Security220192/26/21
Lantel at the Executive Office for Administration and FinanceExecutive Office for Administration and Finance020192/26/21
Lantel at the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)220192/26/21
Lantel at the Massachusetts State PoliceMassachusetts State Police1420192/26/21
DataWorks at the Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityExecutive Office of Public Safety and Security720192/26/21
Morpho at the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesExecutive Office of Health and Human Services220192/26/21
IBM at the Springfield Police DepartmentSpringfield Police Department220202/26/21
Briefcam at the City of Boston (2019)City of Boston720192/26/21
MA Police Departments Receiving Solicitations from Clearview AIVarious Police Departments10220202/26/21
MA Police Departments with No Records from Clearview AIVarious Police Departments44520202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Agawam PDAgawam PD320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Andover PDAndover PD420202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Boston PDBoston PD020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Beverly PDBeverly PD120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Marlborough PDMarlborough PD120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Salem PDSalem PD320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Somerset PDSomerset PD220202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Wellesley PDWellesley PD320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Yarmouth PDYarmouth PD120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Bourne PDBourne PD120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Dalton PDDalton PD020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Falmouth PDFalmouth PD420202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Great Barrington PDGreat Barrington PD020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Harvard PDHarvard PD120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Norfolk Sheriff's OfficeNorfolk Sheriff's Office020202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Oxford PDOxford PD320202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Sudbury PDSudbury PD220202/26/21
Clearview AI at the West Bridgewater PDWest Bridgewater PD1120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Foxbourugh PDFoxbourugh PD120202/26/21
Clearview AI at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)520202/26/21
Briefcam at the City of Boston (2020)City of Boston320202/26/21
COPLINK Facematch at the Massachusetts State PoliceMassachusetts State Police (MSP)12019-20202/26/21
EOPSS Grants for Surveillance Tech in MA SchoolsExecutive Office of Public Safety and Security220192/26/21
Face Recognition in MA SchoolsVarious School Districts120192/26/21
Face Recognition in Revere Public SchoolsRevere Public Schools2320192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)420192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityExecutive Office of Public Safety and Security120192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)720182/26/21
Known Use of Face Recognition at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)720192/26/21
Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Use of Face Recognition at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)Massachusetts State Police (MSP)120192/26/21
Face Recognition at the MA Sheriff's Association [2019]MA Sheriff's Association120192/26/21
Face Recognition at the MA Sheriff's Association [2018]MA Sheriff's Association020182/26/21
Face Recognition at the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)02018-20192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Department of Transportation (DOT)Department of Transportation (DOT)38020192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesExecutive Office of Health and Human Services020192/26/21
Face Recognition at the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)020192/26/21
Massachusetts State Police Access to Fusion Center Booking DatabaseMassachusetts State Police (MSP)420172/26/21
MA Police Departments with No Records on Face Recognition (2018-2019)Various Police Departments262018-20192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Cambridge PDCambridge PD120182/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Medford PDMedford PD220192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the New Bedford PDNew Bedford PD120182/26/21
Facial Recognition & COPLINK at the Northampton PDNorthampton PD820192/26/21
Suspect Technologies and the Plymouth PDPlymouth PD120182/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Plymouth PDPlymouth PD020192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Revere PDRevere PD520182/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Salem PDSalem PD220192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Springfield PDSpringfield PD1420192/26/21
Facial Recognition at the Peabody PDPeabody PD120192/26/21
Location of Surveillance Cameras Across BostonCity of Boston020192/26/21
Video Surveillance Data Sharing in BostonCity of Boston120192/26/21
Boston Security Camera Strategy MeetingsCity of Boston120192/26/21