Oregon using alternatives to facial recognition software to verify unemployment benefits
The Oregon Employment Department is defending its use of a contractor that relies on facial technology to verify the identities of people claiming benefits.
However, acting Employment Department Director David Gerstenfeld said the agency began use of alternatives to the technology in the fall, when it found that some people faced special difficulties in the automated scanning system used by ID.me in Oregon and 26 other states, including four neighboring states.
State Library Ed. Note: Story is also available via the Oregon Capital Insider. HERE
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