Privacy fears as Indian city Lucknow readies facial recognition to spot harassed women

A plan to monitor women’s expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment in a north Indian city will lead to intrusive policing and privacy violations, digital rights experts warned on Friday.In Lucknow, about 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the nation’s capital New Delhi, police identified some 200 harassment hotspots that women visit often and where most complaints are reported, said police commissioner DK Thakur.“We will set up five AI-based cameras which will be…

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