Evidence uncovered during a drug case in Jacksonville has provided the public with a glimpse at the facial-recognition technology being used by Florida law enforcement.
A suspected crack cocaine dealer, Willie Allen Lynch in Jacksonville, deposed detectives to learn how they were able to identify him in an undercover drug sting, The Florida Times-Union reports. The Jacksonville sheriff’s detectives said they used a facial recognition database that matched Lynch’s likeness with police and driver’s license photographs.
