[
face recognition technology
]
2019: When city streets became protest sites
By Smruti Koppikar | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON DEC 26, 2019 12:29 AM IST
The urban space turned into a site of spontaneous and electrifying protests against governments.
Railways plans to use face recognition technology to identify criminals
By Anisha Dutta | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2019 07:49 AM IST
The national transporter’s security arm, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), aims to link the facial recognition system (FRS) with existing databases such as the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) to identify criminals who may be prowling railway stations.
San Francisco become first US city to ban facial recognition use by police, paves way for more
By Agence France-Presse | San Francisco
UPDATED ON MAY 15, 2019 12:25 PM IST
Eight of nine members of San Francisco’s supervisors board endorsed the legislation, thus making it the first US city to ban use of facial recognition technology by any government agencies.