INTL · 29 July 2026

Delhi police scanned student protesters with AI. Courts are now asking who authorized that

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Delhi Police used facial recognition technology in an AI van to scan thousands of student protesters at Jantar Mantar. The system operated at an 80 per cent match threshold. The deployment occurred without statutory authorisation, and no data deletion was performed.

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