Karnataka cops may soon get access to facial tech
Hindustan TimesAn inconspicuous allocation of ₹699 crore in Karnataka’s latest budget to install 7,500 surveillance cameras in Bengaluru is likely to enable the state capital’s police to introduce facial recognition technology and machine-learning based video monitoring, officials said, even as experts flagged privacy concerns stemming from the possible plan. The officer said that to optimise the CCTV network, the police will introduce technologies such as facial recognition. A senior police officer said on condition of anonymity that the 7,500 cameras will include fixed day-and-night surveillance cameras, body-worn cameras and drones equipped with high-resolution image capturing devices. “Most recently, the Lucknow Police also announced plans to use emotion recognition technologies to identify ‘distressed’ women on the streets.” A senior Bengaluru Police officer, however, said that the technology will be used only for detection and surveillance related to a crime.
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