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INDIA’S government wants to build one of the largest facial recognition systems in the world. But critics warn it could be a blow to citizens’ rights.
The country’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has invited bids to develop a nationwide facial recognition system that can automatically identify people from CCTV feeds and images uploaded through a mobile app. The NCRB says it will help police catch criminals, find missing people and identify dead bodies.
The technology works by scanning the structure of people’s faces and comparing the results …
source: newscientist.com