iPhone Armed With Facial Recognition App Lets Cops ID Perps on the Street
Law officers in Brockton, Mass., have a new tool for fighting crime: the iPhone. Using a new app armed with facial recognition software linked to a statewide database, cops can snap a picture of a suspect in the field and within seconds pull up that person's identity on the device. Popsci reports.
The system, known as MORIS (Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System), will allow officers out on the road to identify those people who already have their face -- and, if applicable, their criminal history -- in the police database. It will initially be used by Brockton's gang unit, but will eventually be deployed statewide.
... Don't look for MORIS under the "Free Apps" section of the iTunes store. The augmented devices, loaded with all the proper software, cost around $3,000 each.
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