India using AI to target religious minorities
The procedures will be used to revoke passports and visas
Hi Religion Unplugged readers,
In late February, Indian authorities announced plans to use Facial Recognition Technology to revoke the visas and passports of those deemed “troublemakers,” writes contributor Rishabh Jain in today’s top story.
These “troublemakers” were those who took part in protests at the Punjab border. There was a similar story in New Delhi in 2020, in which authorities said they had used this technology to apprehend individuals involved.
The majority of those apprehended were Muslim, raising alarm from human rights organizations.
“It's not like the elites who are being stopped by the police,” said a member of the Algorithmic Governance Research Network. “It's those marginalized people who are already on the streets, doing their job who are harassed and are caught.”
Jain explains the potential for more human rights violations and other problems with the technology. Don’t miss this special report.
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India’s increased use of Facial Recognition Technology has led to the arrest of those the government deemed “troublemakers” for their involvement in recent protests. It was not the first time video technology had been used to identify people taking part in such activity against the government. As a result, there’s the potential on the part of police to increasingly target religious minorities. by Rishabh Jain
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