Bill > S1731

This bill requires the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to increase transparency about facial recognition technology used in driver's license and identification card photos. Specifically, the RMV must post notices in its driver licensing offices, provide written information to applicants, and publish details on its website explaining how law enforcement and investigative officers can search and use targeted facial recognition technology during criminal investigations. The goal is to inform the public about the ways government agencies might access and utilize driver's license and ID photo databases for identification purposes. By mandating these notifications, the bill aims to give citizens more insight into how their personal images might be used in law enforcement contexts, promoting transparency around a technology that raises privacy concerns. The bill would amend Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws to add this new transparency requirement for the RMV.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1731