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MPD says it hasn't bought facial recognition licenses; commission seeks records and SOP before any procurement
Summary
At the Feb. 5 FPC meeting, MPD leaders told commissioners the department has not purchased new facial‑recognition software and that any purchase would follow an SOP, but inspectors said limited investigative use and manual logs exist and the commission requested a case log and further transparency.
Milwaukee '026-02-05 — Milwaukee Police Department leaders told the Fire and Police Commission on Wednesday that the department has not acquired new facial‑recognition licenses and that any future procurement would be conditioned on a written policy and public input. Still, MPD acknowledged past limited investigative use and told commissioners it relied, at times, on other jurisdictions' searches.
"At this time, we have not taken on any particular program or use of FRT for our particular department,"…
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