Illinois Secretary of State
Illinois procurement records describe an IDEMIA contract covering DL/ID software, printing and facial recognition.
PROVIDER / PLATFORM
IDEMIA / Morpho
Government identity credentials, driver-license/ID issuance, facial recognition, biometric identification, and identity-enrollment systems.
Vendor capability describes the provider’s published product features. Illinois deployment is listed only when supported by Illinois records or a clearly labeled secondary source.
ILLINOIS CONNECTION
Documented Illinois relationships
Continuing credential relationship
Later Illinois procurement/change-order material documents the continuing IDEMIA/Morpho relationship for Illinois credential production.
Statutory environment
Illinois statutes separately regulate disclosure of credential photos and facial-recognition search services.
PRODUCT / PLATFORM CAPABILITY
Published product capabilities
Physical driver licenses / IDs
IDEMIA markets government-issued physical driver-license and identification credential systems.
Identity enrollment / issuance
Its North American portfolio includes enrollment, camera, back-office, testing and issuance systems.
Facial recognition
IDEMIA's current portfolio includes facial-recognition products and services.
Multi-biometric systems
The company also markets multi-biometric identification/search systems and fingerprint products. These broader offerings are not automatically part of Illinois SoS deployment.
PRIVACY / GOVERNANCE QUESTIONS
Privacy and governance
Architecture still under investigation
The Illinois procurement establishes IDEMIA's facial-recognition role but does not establish every production component, template architecture, retention rule, or search workflow.
Vendor capability ≠ state configuration
IDEMIA sells a broad biometric portfolio. Illinois-specific features are attributed only when supported by Illinois records.
Credential population
Because Illinois credentials include minors as well as adults, system-scope questions should distinguish captured photographs from separately stored biometric templates.
OFFICIAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
Vendor documentation
Vendor pages describe current products and features. Illinois deployment claims remain tied to Illinois-specific evidence.
EVIDENCE REFERENCES