Catergory

FRT

aadhaar

Privacy marked absent? IFF writes to government departments against their use of Aadhaar biometric and facial recognition enabled attendance systems

Indian government agencies are enforcing Aadhaar enabled biometric and face scans for recording attendance. IFF wrote to National Medical Commission, Delhi Transport and Education Depts, and the BCI, urging them to roll back the plan.
30 September, 2024
8 min read
Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka & Disha VermaDisha Verma
DigiYatra

Hey Digi Yatra Foundation, open up the doors…

…If not today, maybe tomorrow? The Digi Yatra Foundation reached out to IFF to offer information on the DigiYatra data ecosystem and invite us to a private closed-door meeting with the CEO and team. This is what we had to say in response.
03 July, 2024
6 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
cybersecurity

Strike three: Telangana Police network’s slew of data breaches spell trouble for personal citizen data

The Telangana police network was hit by three data breaches within one week, which not only exposed sensitive personal data of Telangana residents, but also prompted investigation into the police’s alarming potential data collection practices such as tapping into hotel visitor logs.
12 June, 2024
9 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
Project Panoptic

Why a massive leak in Tamil Nadu Police’s FRT database must herald the end of police use of surveillance technologies

On May 4, 2024, a massive leak of 8 lakh data points in Tamil Nadu Police’s FRT portal exposed the facial and personal data of about 50,000 accused or suspected persons, linked with details of their FIRs and alleged crimes. It’s time to #BanTheScan.
17 May, 2024
11 min read
Disha VermaDisha Verma
FRT

Madras HC issues notice on petition challenging use of FRT in Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging the installation and deployment of Facial Recognition Technology (“FRT”) across the State.
21 August, 2023
6 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra
FRT
Featured

CIC directs Delhi Police to respond afresh to IFF's RTIs seeking information on use of FRT in policing

Second Appeals before CIC in three RTIs before Delhi Police seeking information on their use of FRT were heard on 29.06.22. Delhi Police were directed by CIC to respond afresh to the RTIs, in compliance with the RTI Act.
06 July, 2022
5 min read
Amala DasarathiAmala Dasarathi
facial recognition

Telangana High Court issues notice in India’s first legal challenge to the deployment of Facial Recognition Technology

Telangana High Court has issued notice in a petition by Mr. S.Q. Masood challenging the deployment of Facial Recognition Technology in Telangana. IFF provided legal support.
03 January, 2022
6 min read
Krishnesh BapatKrishnesh Bapat
FRT
Featured

“The use of FRT does not require any anchoring legislation” - The Meghalaya Government

Mr. Lyngdoh, a law student, sent a legal notice to the Meghalaya Govt. seeking reconsideration of use of FRT for pensioners in view of the possible privacy concerns. The Meghalaya Govt. in its response has explained its position which we have analysed.
18 November, 2021
5 min read
Anandita MishraAnandita Mishra

Donate to IFF

Help IFF scale up by making a donation for digital rights. Really, when it comes to free speech online, digital privacy, net neutrality and innovation — we got your back!