Amnesty International concerned over facial recognition, CCTV surveillance in Hyd.
The Hindu
‘State has the highest number of facial recognition technology projects in India’
Hyderabad, by means of its CCTV network and facial recognition technology, is one of the most surveilled cities in the world, and extensive surveillance here is putting human rights at risk, Amnesty International said in a statement.
The statement is a part of the Amnesty International’s Ban the Scan Campaign, which seeks to put an end to intrusive facial recognition technology.
“The city in Telangana State – one of the most surveilled cities in the world – has begun construction of an ominous ‘Command and Control Centre’ (CCC), intended to connect the State’s vast facial recognition - capable CCTV infrastructure in real time. In addition, a study by the Internet Freedom Foundation found that Telangana State has the highest number of facial recognition technology (FRT) projects in India,” a statement on the human rights organisation’s website reads.
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