{
  "record": {
    "id": "d042ac84-5ed9-40dd-bc96-20af1c28922f",
    "code": "PAI-D042AC84",
    "force": "Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Bureau of Fire Investigations",
    "country": "United States",
    "country_code": "us",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "New York City",
    "technology": "Facial recognition for fire investigations",
    "technology_slug": "retrospective-facial-recognition",
    "vendor": "",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "operational",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "official",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "December 2022",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "Disclosed in the City's annual Local Law 35 algorithmic tools report, which says matches are investigative leads followed by further investigation by bureau personnel.",
    "notes": "The New York City Office of Technology and Innovation's algorithmic tools report for calendar year 2025 lists Facial Recognition Technology used by the FDNY Bureau of Fire Investigations, first used in December 2022. The report says the tool analyses an uploaded image or video and compares it with lawfully possessed images 'to generate a pool of possible matches'. It says that 'Any matches serve only as investigative leads' and that bureau personnel conduct further investigation, and that a match alone is not treated as a positive identification. The vendor is given as not disclosable, an off-the-shelf product with confidentiality agreements in place, and the entry records no update in 2025.",
    "source": "NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, Algorithmic Tools Report for 2025 (March 2026)",
    "source_url": "https://www.nyc.gov/assets/oti/downloads/pdf/reports/LL35%20Report%202025%20-%20Final%20-%202026-03-27.pdf",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-06",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/d042ac84-5ed9-40dd-bc96-20af1c28922f"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}