David A. Lieb of Associated Press reports:
With its financing in jeopardy, Missouri has slowed work on a high-tech computer program intended to catch potential fraud or criminals by conducting a biometric analysis — or facial recognition — of digital photographs taken for state driver’s licenses and identification cards.
Read more on SFGATE.com. Although the main motivation in canceling the state’s contract with MorphoTrust – if it does get canceled – appears to be financial/budgetary concern, there are those who have also raised privacy concerns.