Railways considering to adopt Facial Recognition System to nab criminals

Latest reports suggest that the Indian Railways is planning to use artificial intelligence technology and facial recognition system to identify and nab criminals.
The Railway Protection Force, established in 1957 by the Railway Protection Force, which works for the security and protection of railway property, is aiming to link the proposed Facial Recognition System (FRS) with existing databases. This will, however, not be limited to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS).
Referring to this, a railway official said that they are actually planning to connect CCTNS with their FRS software, which can be used to fetch details of potential criminals and match them. He also mentioned that the system can be installed across all major stations across the country, and it will turn out to be a major security breakthrough.
However, security experts are not in favour of this move and have warned how this step could potentially violate the privacy of an individual and also put one’s data at risk.
In view of all the upgrades, this development should not come as a surprise to experts, who have been watching government enterprises. Earlier, under the leadership of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the mass transport system adopted technologies like ML, AI, and computer vision over the past few years. Further, from chatbot Ustaad to developing an AI to serve hygienic food to travellers, the Indian Railways has come a long way in terms of adopting technologies in all spheres.