Departmentof
Motor Vehicles
6 EMPIRE STATE PLAZA•

ALBANY, NY 12228

January 16, 2018
Claire Garvie
Associate, Center on Privacy & Technology
Georgetown University law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

RE:
Dear ~:

FOIL REQUEST2017-2625

l'/4,i-c:

In your FOIL request, which we numbered 2017-2625, you asked for
information about facial recognition software, hardware, databases, and
other technology.
Two manuals regarding the use of facial recognition technology are included
on the enclosed disk in response to your reque·sts in paragraphs 1 and 8.
There are no documents responsive to your requests in paragraphs 2, 3, 5, or
6.
Data sharing agreements with Departments of Motor Vehicles in Connecticut,
Maryland and New Jersey are included as responsive to your request in
paragraph 4.
The Request for Proposal Documents and Executed Contracts with
MorphoTrust are included, redacted as authorized by Public Officer's Law §87
(2) (d), §87 (2) (e) (iv), and §87 (2) (i), in response to your request in paragraph

7.

New York DMV

www.dmv.ny.gov
110439

GULaw Privacy FR

 Department of
Motor Vehicles
6 EMPIRE STATE PLAZA • ALBANY, NY

12228

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FOIL Request 2017-2625
January 16, 2018

We trust that the records provided are responsive to your FOIL request.
However, if you believe that you have been denied access to a record, you
have the right to appeal this response in writing within thirty (30) days. A FOIL
Appeal Form is enclosed for that purpose.
Sincerely,

Christopher J. Torelli
Senior Attorney and Records Access Manager
FOIL and Subpoena Unit

New York DMV

www.dmv.ny.gov
110440

GULaw Privacy FR