India to Use AI-Based Facial Recognition At Railway Stations To Identify Sex Offenders
The Indian government will soon begin using artificial intelligence-based facial recognition systems at major railway stations, including Mumbai CST, New Delhi, and Ahmedabad, to track individuals listed in the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO). The initiative is part of a broader plan to enhance passenger safety, particularly for women, under the Centre’s Safe City project.
The AI system will be linked with CCTV cameras installed at railway stations, reports TOI. It is designed to scan faces in real-time and compare them with entries in the NDSO, which currently contains over two million records of convicted sex offenders. The goal is to flag known individuals attempting to enter or travel via railways, allowing authorities to take appropriate action.
[FAC NOTE: What is “appropriate action” for a person using the trains to get to work or travel for legitimate purposes?]
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This initiative “could be expanded to more stations and other public areas in the future.” Of course it will be. Constant surveillance from the time you step out your door until going back inside. Based on the false belief that only RSOs commit new sexual offenses. Why not scan for known fugitives? Murderers? Aggravated assaulters? Nope, let’s get the low-hanging fruit.
I would like to see such a concept, used in a positive manner, which serves both the registrar and the community at large. My concern is that those being informed by the electronic detection of a registrar may heighten paranoia, instead of simply noting the information and acting with composure. That aside, it does have potential for being formulated in a positive manner for registrants.
Why can’t a person ,who payed there debts to society have access to a train. Who knows who rides the trains as long as there not harming anyone who cares ,let life be. He who has not signed cast the first stone
Maybe the AI can instead watch for actual crimes being committed?
I don’t about India but if it were utilized in the US for such purposes, then it would only identify those least likely to offend sexually, another waste of resources.
You mean like they already do at airports with facial scanners (which you can opt out of) that allegedly only keep the photos for a short time before deleting them?
The writing on the wall was when China started doing a similar thing to their entire citizenry. Eventually this will come to America and SOFs are the gunnie pigs of the new system to show everyone how “safe” they would be to allow such a system to operate. Then, when no one is noticing, it will no longer just be a “watchful eye” over SOFs it will soon encompass the entire population … There goes the liberty we fought so hard to maintain in this country. The more technology is used in this way (AI, and other surveillance tools) the country – and not just those convicted of crimes – will lose their freedom. So be careful about what we wish for, or think is a great idea.
lets face it….
there will be no easy pass for Sex offenders