Facial recognition tech at rally sparks privacy fears in India
Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally, raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance
30 December 2019 - 17:50
Mumbai — Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally — a first for India — raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amid nationwide protests against a new citizenship law.
The automated facial recognition system (AFRS) software that the Delhi police had installed to identify missing children, was used at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally on December 22, a police spokesperson said on Monday, without giving further details...
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