From Lahore to Lucknow, crimes against women spur more surveillance


A commuter stands on the doorway of a women-only compartment of a passenger train as it arrives at the Dadar railway station in Mumbai, India. Technology and privacy experts say the benefits of surveillance technologies are not clear and that they could breach people’s privacy, and that without data protection laws, there is little clarity on how the data is stored, who can access it and for what purpose. — Bloomberg

As cases of violence against women and girls have surged in South Asia in recent years, authorities have introduced harsher penalties and expanded surveillance networks, including facial recognition systems, to prevent such crimes.

Police in the north Indian city of Lucknow earlier this year said they would install cameras with emotion recognition technology to spot women being harassed, while in Pakistan, police have launched a mobile safety app after a gang rape.

Subscribe to The Star Yearly Premium Plan for 30% off

Cancel anytime. Ad-free. Full access to Web and App.

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.39/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
surveillance tech

Next In Tech News

US online spending surges $24.1 billion as steep discounts boost sales, Adobe says
Opinion: Will Big Tech transform school into an AI video game?
DeepSeek bans being issued in growing number of countries
Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports
Opinion: ChatGPT’s mental health costs are adding up
Elon Musk says his new AI model 'better than PhD level in everything'
Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions
Apple bids for Formula 1 US streaming rights, Business Insider reports
Musk's xAI seeks up to $200 billion valuation in next funding round, FT reports
Paris prosecutors ask police to join investigation of Musk's X

Others Also Read