Delhi Police informs Supreme Court that facial recognition technology used during CJP protests targeted only persons with criminal records
Delhi Police told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its deployment of facial recognition technology at the Jantar Mantar protest site between July 20 and July 26 was limited to identifying individuals with existing criminal records and did not involve indiscriminate surveillance of peaceful protesters.
Delhi Police informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its use of facial recognition technology during the recent protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar was confined to persons with existing criminal records and did not result in indiscriminate surveillance of the crowd. The submission was made before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana during the hearing of a plea concerning surveillance measures undertaken by police during the protests.