AI And The Right To Privacy: A Comparative Study Of Digital Democracies And Surveillance Status In India And The USA

Ashok Kumar; Anonnza Priyadarshini; Pallavi

doi:10.69968/ijisem.2024v3si2274-283

Authors

Ashok Kumar Professor, Department of Law, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya
Anonnza Priyadarshini Research Scholar, Department of Law, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya
Pallavi Research Scholar, Department of Law, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69968/ijisem.2024v3si2274-283

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence, Viksit Bharat, Commerce, Management, Digital Infrastructure

Abstract

The strife between the Right to Privacy and the need for Surveillance has long been a contentious issue between citizens and the state.The present research focuses on the tension between facial recognition technologies (FRT) and the right to privacy in two digital democracies- India and USA. With video surveillance developing underpinned by AI, biometrics and FRT, individual privacy has new challenges. This chapter aims at investigating potential misuses of these technologies as well as addressing importance of data protection legislations.

The study stresses balancing security and personal privacy. Issues of transparency and potential bias arise from AI-powered video surveillance. In this manner, by exploring these matters, this chapter underscores the importance of an ethical and legitimate implementation of FRT that protects individual privacy.

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