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Facial recognition taken to court in surveillance hotspot Hyderabad 

Masood's petition is seen as a test case as facial recognition systems are deployed nationwide, with digital rights activists saying they infringe privacy and other fundamental rights.

The Indian government, which is rolling out an automated facial recognition system nationwide - among the world's largest - has said it is needed to bolster security in a severely under-policed country, to prevent crime and find missing children.