Friday, 24 March, 2023

HC issues notice to Hyderabad police on use of facial recognition

<p>The Telangana HC issued notices to the state and Hyderabad police commissioner to respond to a PIL questioning the alleged use of Facial Recognition Tech by officials. A Hyderabad-based social activist contended that the police in May 2015 stopped him and took his photos without consent though he did not face any criminal cases. Masood in letters sent to cops demanded deletion of personal and biometric info, which yielded no response.<br /> &nbsp;</p>