News Indian school installs AI-based machine to assess food quality for students, what’s concerning? This case is one of the first reported instances highlighting the arbitrary use of AI for purposes which can raise serious ethical concerns Sarasvati NTApril 24, 2023
News After Haryana police, Gujarat officials use ASTR to catch fake SIM-card holders Gujarat police are using facial recognition to identify fake sim-card holders but is all this consensual? Vallari SanzgiriApril 21, 2023
News Selfie before entering classrooms? Telangana to set up facial recognition attendance in schools The government is working to create a facial recognition attendance management solution for identification and verification of students and teachers. Vallari SanzgiriApril 14, 2023
News What’s the problem with Odisha police bringing in facial recognition app to identify criminals? The app will be used by the police to identify “criminal antecedents” during regular checks and while patrolling local areas Sarasvati NTApril 7, 2023
News Here are 6 ways the Indian government is collecting your facial data The IT Ministry, in response to a parliamentary question, listed 6 areas where govt authorities are using Facial Recognition Technology Vallari SanzgiriMarch 30, 2023
News Indian govt says no central storage of Digi Yatra data, accountability for user privacy still a question Passengers' personal data is stored on their smartphones, the Ministry said in a press release. But the bigger questions around data privacy remain Sarasvati NTMarch 17, 2023
News Jharkhand university to use facial recognition-based attendance and here’s why we’re not happy Does facial recognition-based attendance in universities violate privacy and extend the culture of workplace surveillance? Vallari SanzgiriMarch 13, 2023
News Want a replacement for your lost SIM card? Biometrics might get in your way The use of facial data to verify telecom subscribers may not always work since facial recognition technology is not foolproof Vallari SanzgiriMarch 9, 2023
News How India’s telecom department is using facial recognition on SIM card data It's a violation of privacy if your facial recognition is being done when you buy a new SIM card without your knowledge Nikhil PahwaMarch 1, 2023
News MediaNama Impact: Govt confirms using facial recognition on SIM card subscribers ASTR is a system that uses subscriber images and compares them to groups of similar images using facial recognition. Vallari SanzgiriFebruary 7, 2023