A number of the public records requests we have filed around facial recognition technology deal with its use by various Massachusetts statewide agencies, including:
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
- Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
- Massachusetts State Police (MSP)
- Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association (MSA)
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| February 2019 | Department of Transportation (DOT) | Face Recognition at the Department of Transportation (DOT) |
Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| September 2019 | Department of Criminal Justice Information Services | Face Recognition at the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) |
Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| June 2019 | Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHSS) | Face Recognition at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| February 2019 | Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) | Face Recognition at the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security |
Massachusetts State Police (MSP)
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| April 2017 | Massachusetts State Police | Massachusetts State Police Access to Fusion Center Booking Database |
| July 2018 | Massachusetts State Police | Face Recognition at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) |
| July 2019 | Massachusetts State Police | Known Use of Face Recognition at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) |
| November 2019 | Massachusetts State Police | Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Use of Face Recognition at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) |
Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| July 2018 | Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association | Face Recognition at the MA Sheriff’s Association [2018] |
| April 2019 | Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association | Face Recognition at the MA Sheriff’s Association [2019] |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
| Date | Agency/Organization | Page |
| 2018-2019 | Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) | Face Recognition at the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) |