Plea against use of facial recognition technology
The Hindu
HC notices to MA&UD Secretary, Police Commissioner over FRT
Telangana High Court on Monday issued notices to the State government and Hyderabad Police Commissioner over a PIL petition questioning usage of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the police.
A social activist, S.Q. Masood, filed the plea seeking a direction to suspend usage of FRT by the police, stating that usage of such technology was not backed by any law. The petitioner contended that using such technology without legal backing amounted to invasion of privacy of citizens.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, after hearing contentions of the petitioner’s counsel, issued notices to Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development along with Hyderabad Police Commissioner. They were instructed to file counter affidavits in the matter.
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