News Deep Dive: A plea against “coerced” FRS attendance, and the harms of workplace surveillance The proliferation of facial recognition tech (FRT) without oversight or guardrails has major implications for privacy, freedoms, and dignity itself Vallari SanzgiriDecember 21, 2022
News Obtain “Explicit Informed Consent” From People Signing Up for Digi Yatra: SFLC On NITI Aayog Paper SFLC's recommendations include a separate law governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI), distinct from a general data protection law Aarathi GanesanDecember 19, 2022
News Facial Recognition Cameras Active At Bengaluru’s RCB Bar & Café: The Harms of India’s Tryst with FRT Experts say facial recognition tech should be ring-fenced and limited to specific cases, adding that its human rights impacts should be considered Aarathi GanesanDecember 19, 2022
News IFF’s response to Niti Aayog’s draft discussion paper on Facial Recognition Technology IFF flagged concerns about Niti Aayog’s failure to address potential threats posed by law enforcement agencies regarding FRT usage Sarasvati NTDecember 15, 2022
News No law allows use of FRS on innocent citizens, says TN MP Ravikumar to Chief Minister Stalin Ravikumar alleged that Chennai police intends to use CCTV footage to update their Facial Recognition Software database. Vallari SanzgiriDecember 13, 2022
News Uber’s Facial Recognition System Continues to Threaten Drivers’ Job Security in India Drivers say they get locked out of accounts due to facial hair, shaved head, changed haircut, and scratches on their device camera Sarasvati NTDecember 9, 2022
News “Nothing to worry”: Chennai Police Justifies Use of Facial Recognition System on Random Citizens FRS is being used to verify random citizens and identify criminals moving around at night hours, Chennai Police said Vallari SanzgiriDecember 9, 2022
News Smart City Initiative: Dharamshala calls for CCTVs with face detection for city surveillance Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala city will soon join India's list of 'smart cities' with AI-based surveillance system in place Vallari SanzgiriDecember 1, 2022
News Mumbai to get Hyderabad-like FRS-based surveillance to ‘curb street crime’ This maps a further extension of the use of facial recognition systems (FRS) for surveillance on citizens in India Vallari SanzgiriNovember 28, 2022
News Airtel Payments Bank replaces OTP with face verification to open accounts Airtel Payments Bank announced using facial recognition tech to verify customer details during KYC, but what about privacy concerns? Vallari SanzgiriNovember 23, 2022