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Murali Krishnan

Facial recognition software spreads across India but regulation is slow

A customer and a worker in a cafe, which uses a unified biometric facial recognition system for payments. Gavriil Grigorov/TASS - Gavriil Grigorov

Central and state governments in India have deployed facial recognition systems (FRS) in recent years without putting in place any law to regulate its use.

The growing use of this potentially invasive technology without any safeguards poses a huge threat to the fundamental rights to privacy and freedom of speech and expression of the citizens, say experts.

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