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CATCH (Centrale Automatische TeChnologie voor Herkenning van personen)

Politie · Police and forensics · 2023-12

status as stated: In gebruikUse-case inventory entryAnalyticsIdemia

The Dutch Algorithm Register lists Politie's CATCH (Centrale Automatische TeChnologie voor Herkenning van personen) with status "In gebruik". The public entry describes an algorithm used to compare an unknown suspect, witness or victim face with faces in the CATCH criminal database. The register gives the start or publication date as.

"Het algoritme vergelijkt het gezicht van een onbekende verdachte, getuige of slachtoffer met gezichten in de CATCH Strafrecht-database. De politie is bevoegd…"

Status date given by the source: 2023-12.

Official record: algoritmes.overheid.nl
Read: 2026-09-07 · primary document read
Found via: Official Dutch Algorithm Register API
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