Just don’t do it in the offices of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is restricting glasses, hats, scarves — and even smiles — in driver’s license photographs.
The new rules imposed last month are needed so that facial recognition software can spot fraudulent license applications, BMV officials told The Times of Northwest Indiana.
The software compares applicants’ new photographs with old photographs on file to protect them from identity fraud, said BMV commissioner Ron Stiver.
“We take very seriously our responsibility to help protect the personal identity of Hoosiers, and the employment of this innovative technology is yet another important step forward in doing just that,” Stiver said.
What a crock. Why are these restrictions always “for the protection of the citizens”? Can’t they just say that in the not too distant future, after an appropriately scary event, they’re going to employ facial recognition software in the public square like they have in the UK?
In case you missed it the last time I posted about ID photos, my WASDL has me in this pose
Because, really, who’d give a ticket to that charming a fellow?
It also gets giggles at the bank and other places where ID is necessary.
If I am required to wear corrective lenses while driving, shouldn’t the photo reflect how I will look while driving?