The indian state of testing of facial recognition in the local elections

in The Indian state of Telangana will test on Wednesday, during the local elections, face detection technology, the identity of the voter by any other means. This is the first time that the technology will be in India in this way is applied to it, in spite of concerns about privacy and surveillance.

the face detection can be applied in the case of ten polling stations in Medchal-Malkajgiri area in the middle of a relatively young state, and in accordance with the committee referred to the cases of impersonatie to reduce it". Voters may not refuse to perform the face detection, subject-to-be.

According to the regulation, the privacy of voters is protected, and photos will not be saved, "for no other purpose" than it is to prevent voter fraud. During the trial, it will have a negative result cannot be used to give someone the right to vote and to act according to the regulations.

Nonetheless, human rights activists are concerned, but also because of India's large-scale art facial recognition technology to install at the airports, train stations, and cafés in the area. The government wants to use the technology for a national system.

On the 22nd of december, it was facial recognition, by the police in Delhi during a meeting of prime minister Narendra Modi. The system was originally installed to help find missing children to be found.

in India, it is not the only state where a face detection technology during the elections, it is in use. In Afghanistan, it was in the media during the presidential elections in september. Women's rights activists say that the technology has been used for a lot of women, and to restrict the vote.