[DEC] Facial recognition technology

Question 1

Justice K. S. Puttaswamy vs Union Of India case?

Answer 1

A landmark case by the Supreme Court of India which holds that the right to privacy is protected under Article 21 and Part 3 of the Constitution. It also mentioned that it won’t be an Absolute right and will have some reasonable restrictions in matters of national security and mutual interest of the citizens and the state.

India is the only country with Right to Privacy as a Fundamental right under its Constitution

Question 2

What is function creep?

Answer 2

A function creep happens when someone uses information for a purpose that is not the original specified purpose.

Question 3

What is Facial Recognition Technology?

Answer 3

Facial recognition is a biometric technology that uses distinctive features on the face to identify and distinguish an individual

Question 4

What is automated Facial Recognition Technology?

Answer 4

AFRS works by maintaining a large database with photos and videos of peoples’ faces. Then, a new image of an unidentified person — often taken from CCTV footage — is compared to the existing database to find a match and identify the person.
The artificial intelligence technology used for pattern-finding and matching is called “neural networks”.

Question 5

What is a false positive and false negative?

Answer 5

There can be a ‘false positive’ wherein somebody is recognised as somebody they are not or ‘false negative’ wherein the system refuses to recognise the person as themselves