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The UK Ministry of Justice's probation check-in service uses AWS Rekognition to verify identity by comparing a user-submitted video against a photo held on file.
Why it matters: It documents the use of a commercial facial recognition service for identity verification in a government probation supervision service.
Written by AI from UK Algorithmic Transparency Records's published text.
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“AWS Rekognition is used within the Check-In with your probation officer service to support identity verification by performing facial comparison between user-submitted video and a photo held on file.”
Published by a public body and presented as a primary source.
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