Modi government challenged over AI-powered surveillance during Cockroach movement protests
Internet Freedom Foundation, a New Delhi-based digital advocacy group, wrote to Delhi’s police commissioner on July 24 demanding the deletion of biometric data collected at the protest site.Delhi police did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, the force said it had not “restricted anyone’s freedom through the use of facial recognition technology.”“We need proportionality even if we are to claim national security risks. CP Plus did not respond to a request for comment.When a Reuters reporter walked past the van last week, one computer display inside showed his face with a green rectangular box around it and a “face accuracy” match metric next to it.
- ▪Internet Freedom Foundation, a New Delhi-based digital advocacy group, wrote to Delhi’s police commissioner on July 24 demanding the deletion of biometric data collected at the protest site.Delhi police did not respond to a Reuters request
- ▪In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, the force said it had not “restricted anyone’s freedom through the use of facial recognition technology.”“We need proportionality even if we are to claim national security risks.
- ▪CP Plus did not respond to a request for comment.When a Reuters reporter walked past the van last week, one computer display inside showed his face with a green rectangular box around it and a “face accuracy” match metric next to it.
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Open this photo in gallery:CCTV camera at the Jantar Mantar protest site on July 19.Anushree Fadnavis/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountIndian activists are challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the use of AI-powered surveillance at the largest youth protest in decades, with one court case set to become a test of federal powers even after agitation ended.The surveillance controversy erupted during last week’s student protests over exam paper leaks, when demonstrators posted pictures on social media of a mobile police surveillance van equipped with cameras on a telescopic mast providing a 360-degree view of the gathering.One protester, student activist Aishe Ghosh, has asked the Delhi High Court to declare mass…
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