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Abhigyan and the Quiet Expansion of India’s Everyday Surveillance - TheWire.in
Police can scan fingerprints and instantly access criminal records and other sensitive information about individuals.
- Date it happened
- 2026-06-01
- Organisation involved
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
- Product, system or model
- Abhigyan
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