“Authorities have used crimes against women as a justification to step up surveillance, but the massive spends on CCTV and facial recognition technology do not correlate to a corresponding drop in crimes against women,” she said over the phone. The Delhi Police, in 2018, reported that its trial facial recognition system had an accuracy rate of 2%. At least 50 facial recognition systems are in place across India, and the government plans to roll out a nationwide network. TRADING PRIVACY:There is a growing backlash in the United States and in Europe against the use of facial recognition technology. Under Pakistan’s Safe Cities project, thousands of CCTV cameras have been installed in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar.

Source: Pakistan Today April 09, 2021 09:45 UTC