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09 Jan

How Facial Recognition Is Becoming The Indian Government’s New Best Friend

From hovering drones to hawk-eyed CCTV cameras, Indians by 2020 have become used to being surveilled. Facial recognition, one of the booming, yet controversial technologies, is being harnessed by the Government on a large scale. According to reports, the facial recognition market was valued at $4.51 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach a…

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13 Oct

How Government of India Is Putting Its Might Behind A Facial Recognition System 

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National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Government of India has released a tender asking for bidders to help create Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS). The objective is to leverage the power of facial recognition technology to make the security forces more efficient.  The technology system which has been proposed will make an extensive database…

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02 Jul

Should Facial Recognition Surveillance Be Banned?

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Case I: The EU suggests a ban on the use of AI for mass surveillance or scoring of individuals, which has been quite a debated practice given that it collects varied data about citizens such as social media activities, criminal records and more.  Case II: There is a ban imposed on the facial recognition system…

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