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aadhaar

Privacy marked absent? IFF writes to government departments against their use of Aadhaar biometric and facial recognition enabled attendance systems

Indian government agencies are enforcing Aadhaar enabled biometric and face scans for recording attendance. IFF wrote to National Medical Commission, Delhi Transport and Education Depts, and the BCI, urging them to roll back the plan.
30 September, 2024
8 min read
Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka & Disha VermaDisha Verma
Project Panoptic

Why a massive leak in Tamil Nadu Police’s FRT database must herald the end of police use of surveillance technologies

On May 4, 2024, a massive leak of 8 lakh data points in Tamil Nadu Police’s FRT portal exposed the facial and personal data of about 50,000 accused or suspected persons, linked with details of their FIRs and alleged crimes. It’s time to #BanTheScan.
17 May, 2024
11 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
DigiYatra

Dear Digi Yatris, it’s time to deboard

Amid suspicions about its tech operator’s criminal records and vast allegations of data privacy violations, the Digi Yatra Foundation has announced a revamp of the service and is urging its users to abandon the old app and re-install a new version. We shed light on this shady ‘makeover’.
22 April, 2024
7 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
Surveillance

We will not be tracked! Indian Railways’ plans to introduce FRT surveillance in train coaches is a big departure from the right to privacy

Indian Railways has floated a tender for the installation of 3.3 lakh FRT-enabled CCTV cameras in train coaches which will be used alongside face-matching servers to surveil and identify passengers and ‘curb crime’. We write to authorities pushing back against this massive privacy violation.
12 March, 2024
10 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
Surveillance

The impending EU AI Act and its potential effect on India’s AI Policy

The EU AI Act is moving forward swiftly. What does this mean for India?
23 May, 2023
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
facial recognition

We wrote to the Election Commissioner of India on the use of Facial Recognition Technology for voter verification in Karnataka

We asked them to immediately cease the use in light of the potential harms it may cause.
13 May, 2023
2 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Project Panoptic

We wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation urging them to stop the DigiYatra Scheme

We wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation urging them to immediately cease the DigiYatra Scheme and to ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced due to exclusion cause by the Scheme.
12 April, 2023
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
Project Panoptic

Statement on IFF's Panoptic Bengaluru report

IFF's Panoptic Bengaluru maps the growing surveillance in the city of Bengaluru
20 February, 2023
2 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
facial recognition

Read our response to the Niti Aayog's draft discussion paper on facial recognition technology

In our response, we highlight certain policy and implementation issues that will arise from the use of facial recognition technology and suggest recommendations to resolve these issues.
12 December, 2022
8 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain
PrivacyofThePeople

#PrivacyofthePeople: The boom of facial recognition technology in private spaces

The unregulated use of facial recognition by private actors in India is increasing for the sake of convenience. Read this post to understand why sacrificing privacy for convenience is harmful in the long run.
31 August, 2022
4 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain

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