On January 21, 2021 we had sent a representation to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) asking them to cease use of facial recognition technology (FRT) for allowing students to access their digital documents. Prior to this we had also made RTIs seeking further information on this FRT deployment. On April 8, 2021 we received a reply from them however they failed to adequately respond to any of our concerns. Read our analysis of their reply below.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/cbses-response-to-our-representation-fails-to-account-for-the-privacy-of-students/