SynopsisIndia currently lacks specific laws authorizing police facial recognition use at public gatherings. Lawyers warn that such deployments may face constitutional challenges and privacy concerns. The Supreme Court's privacy ruling requires strict safeguards for any technology use. A comprehensive parliamentary framework is needed to regulate facial recognition technology. Non-matching facial data should be deleted immediately after searches.Bengaluru: India has no law expressly authorising police to deploy live facial-recognition technology (FRT) at protests, religious congregations and other public gatherings, senior lawyers told ET, warning that any such use could face constitutional challenge.The issue has gained urgency as a petition before the Delhi High Court has challenged alleged continuous surveillance of people participating in the ongoing students’ protest at JantarNow Playing