Facial Image Registry (Hungary)
Type: Law Enforcement, Civilian Registry
Technical information:
| Full name | Facial Image Registry |
|---|---|
| Country | Hungary |
| Contents | |
| Images | 30,000,000 |
| Individuals | |
| Runs database software | NEC Face Recognition Technology |
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| Related Technology |
Developers and Users:
| Developed by | Ministry of Interior (Hungary) |
|---|---|
| Owning institution | Ministry of Interior (Hungary) |
| Custodian institution |
Description[edit | ]
FR has been implemented in Hungary since March 2016. The use of FR is regulated by the Act CLXXXVIII of 2015, Facial Image Analysis Register and Facial Image Analysis System that stipulates the use cases of FR, a database used for FR searches (i.e. Facial Image Registry) and data sources for this database. Currently, the data sources for the Facial Image Registry are databases that contain facial images of individuals of known identity from various document/civil proceedings. In the future, the Registry of criminal records database that contains facial images (i.e. mugshots) for those holding a criminal record, is also planned as a data source for FR. While several institutions capture and enrol images, only one organisation, i.e. Hungarian Institute for Forensic Sciences is authorised to perform FR searches. Uncontrolled images related to criminal activity (e.g. CCTV camera footage) and individuals of unknown identity are not stored in any database. However, such images can be submitted for image analysis and searches against the Facial Image Registry.
References
- ^ "Summary Report of the project “Towards the European Level Exchange of Facial Images” (TELEFI)". (2021) <https://www.telefi-project.eu/sites/default/files/TELEFI_SummaryReport.pdf> Accessed: 2021-03-12