In 20, federal researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) joined forces with the FBI to launch a program to accelerate tattoo recognition technology. NIST's Official Tattoo Recognition Technology Logo Until recently, however, tattoo matching and analysis has involved flipping through the pages of photo binders any computer-assisted matching has been limited to metadata searches of keywords. Police have also used tattoos to map out subcultures and networks of gangs and hate groups.
Depending on the tattoo, such technology could be used to instantly reveal personal information, such as your religious beliefs or political affiliations.įor years, law enforcement has used tattoos to identify criminal suspects as well as unidentified victims. Soon, we may see police departments using algorithms to scrape tattoos from surveillance video or cops in the field using mobile apps to analyze tattoos during stops. The trope isn’t entirely Hollywood fantasy, but the reality of emerging tattoo recognition technology is closer to a dystopian tech thriller.
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There's an action movie cliché in which a cop inspects the body of a felled assassin or foot soldier and discovers a curious tattoo that ultimately leads to a rogue black-ops squadron, a secret religious sect, or an underground drug trafficking ring.
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