Protest and Public Order Policing
Facial recognition, drones and crowd analytics are increasingly used at large public gatherings and demonstrations, both for public order and safety planning and for identifying individuals afterward. Because this application engages rights of assembly and expression as well as public safety, it sits at a distinct intersection of policing and civil liberties law. Coverage here follows deployments at specific events and the legal challenges that follow.
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The Supreme Court is to hear a legal challenge over whether Delhi Police can use facial recognition on protesters. Member of Parliament A A Rahim has submitted a plea challenging…
The Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to examine whether the Delhi Police have legal backing to use facial recognition technology. The court will look into the force's use of…
AI-based crowd monitoring technology installed in MCCVs will identify offenders using facial recognition. The system will give a precise count of people within a crowd. It will…
Police in New Delhi used facial recognition technology to identify nearly 2,900 people with criminal records at a protest. Those identified were among people attending a Cockroach…
Police investigating the 20 July Chalo Sansad protest suspect that some demonstrators may have used artificial intelligence tools to prepare for clashes and limit their exposure…
A police force believes the media and public support them, making them unconcerned about using brutal tactics. Treatment also varies depending on social class, with separate rules…
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…
CREST has introduced new artificial intelligence standards for cybersecurity service providers. The optional add-on requirements allow providers to show they use artificial…
Activists in India are challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the use of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance during a major youth protest in New Delhi…
Indian activists are legally challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the deployment of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance during a student protest in…
Delhi Police has used a facial recognition system to identify 2,873 people with criminal records at a protest site. The force said 989 of those matched at Jantar Mantar were…
Activists contend that police surveillance at the primary protest site in New Delhi was a breach of the law. They state that India currently has no legislation governing the use…
The Delhi Police has debunked a fake notice circulating on social media that falsely claimed authorities used facial recognition technology to identify protesters. Designed to…
Following violent clashes during the July 20 "Sansad Chalo" student protest march from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament, Delhi Police have used Facial Recognition System (FRS)…
Delhi Police has refuted viral claims that a facial recognition system was used during demonstrations at Jantar Mantar. The online claims suggested the technology was deployed…
The Delhi Police have deployed facial recognition system (FRS) units at key entry and exit points around the Jantar Mantar protest venue to identify wanted criminals, absconders,…
Between 20 July and 24 July, Delhi Police's facial recognition system identified nearly 400 individuals with previous criminal records near the Jantar Mantar protest site in…
Delhi Police have deployed two surveillance vehicles, a Mobile Command and Control Vehicle and a camera van named Ikshana, outside Kerala House near the Jantar Mantar protest…
District authorities in Visakhapatnam are deploying artificial intelligence-based crowd monitoring and CCTV surveillance for the Simhachalam Giri Pradakshina on 28 and 29 July.…
Delhi Police have deployed four facial recognition system units at key entry and exit points around the Jantar Mantar protest venue. According to police sources, the surveillance…
The Cyber Cell of Maharashtra has deleted 300 offensive posts created by artificial intelligence. The removed content was related to CJP protests. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Crime…