While I was reporting for Article 14 on Facial Recognition Technology used by Delhi police, I found myself on their monitor. Delhi police was caught on camera surveilling a journalist on duty. When I confronted them, this is what they had to say.

@Article14live Imagine being a journalist and thinking the state needs permission to surveil someone in public space. No wonder only ganjedis take bmc and bjmc courses

@honubroto @Article14live Why are you doing anything illegal? So why the fuck are you worried?

@Article14live What kind of question is that ,Did you get permission to take our videos? That place is not your private property! Would you ask the same question at airport security. In a sensitive zone, simple rules must be followed. Why are you so scared if you're not doing anything wrong?

@Article14live Who the hell are you to say "aapne meri permission li" You are at protest site not bedroom.

@Article14live If there was a bomb blast the same journalist would scream no surveillance😀

@betwasharma @Article14live Very important work, Srishti

@Article14live Bro, this is why i said, education is important. Humanities is shit course. Facial recognition cameras, automatically detect faces, zoom in to capture clear picture of all the faces within its radius. Lol, Journalist you are. Get your facts right.

@Article14live Her camera can record anyone in the vicinity but govt autonomous camera need her permission?????? Y u worried if u hvnt done any thing wrong. Its profiling everyone in vicinity and later match them with people who were hitting the cops.

@Article14live Journalists are private citizens who aren’t exempt from the law. As long as you’re not doing anything shady, why would this worry you?

@Article14live You are yourself their watching, recording and looking for stories from your perspective. Delhi Police is doing their JOB.... That's it...

A special category of dumb people. Standing in public, repoting in an open space, capturing 24 x 7 whatever the hell they think fit and lecturing and asking question on a simple police cam zoom, just because they were zoomed right there. Madness may have a cure but not the people who want to be mad by choice.

@Article14live Such idiotic mind set !!! On ever Signal , malls , shops, on roads , hospital, hotel, resturant... Etc there are camera focusing ppl how many times u have given and they have asked ur permission ?? What idiotic logic is this ?? Ok !!! U must be for CJP Got it !! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Article14live When you capture pics or videos of people in any rally do you take permission from them? Then why police need a permission to zoom someone where chaos is going on? Chaudhary ban ne ki aadat ho gayi hai sabki har jagah.

@Article14live Are journalists a different breed of privileged people who should be exempt from surveillance?

@Article14live If you haven't done anything wrong, why do you need to worry?? Bodycams are already a normal thing in many countries.

@Article14live "Surveilling journalists on duty using facial recognition technology is a direct threat to press freedom and democracy. History will not forget this authoritarian surveillance!"

What law do you think you are invoking ? You are at a public protest ? That camera exists for public safety. Zooming in and out is one of the basic functions of such a camera. Is there any law which guarantees you privacy against that in a protest site ? If so please quote that. And if there is such a law, why would it permit journalists like you to do the same while preventing law enforcement agencies ? Curious to know what kind of biased law that is.

@Article14live Madam do you think you have the congnitice ability to do the work of a journalist? Forget IQ I’m first asking about cognition.

@Article14live There are CCTV cameras all over India. Next time go to Mall ask them for your footage.

@Article14live It's a surveillance State now, and this should worry every Indian citizen.🥵

@Article14live Tell me bunked ur school without telling me u bunked ur school, that's a protest zone area, govt has every right to surveillance that public place. It's not your private bedroom that they are survillancing

@Article14live The cams will detect everyone including journalists, the facial detection likely will not be able to directly distinguish journalists from others. That doesn't mean you'd get a notice cause the police will filter it out unless you did something illegal in the protest.

@Article14live

@Article14live It's a public place and they can monitor anyone for security purpose .....did u take his permission to record him or put his face on your personal handle for public viewing ?

@Article14live there is no legislation on Facial recognition technology being used by police as of now making it usage as of now a violation of right to privacy, a PIL needs to be filed against these illegal activities of police.

@Article14live Does being a journalist give you any special privileges?

@Article14live You are outside a police van recording on your phone in an area where violent clashes have already happened, and this genius @seekingsrishti has the audacity to ask, "Why are you zooming in?" He has every right to check who is this idiot who is is recording the surveillance van

@Article14live If you haven't done anything illegal or anti-social, why are you worry? Let them verify your identity. If you're comfortable verifying your identity on X to get a blue check, why object to verification here? So, chill.

@Article14live You cannot be in Public March and cliam privacy. There will always be cameras recording but why are you worried you are just a journalist doing a job right?

@Article14live 🤣🤣🤣

@Article14live Many people are obsessed with FUNDAMENTAL rights but they failed extraordinarily that A constable and a Traffic Police with a Stick in his hand keep his body and life in front so that you can live that FUNDAMENTAL life. End of story.

@Article14live This stupid calls herself journalist and she even doesn't know that Police don't need permission to take and record videos. Sabka Hisab Hoga. IIIIf

@Article14live Voting के footage देने से बचने के लिए माता बहनो की इज्जत का हवाला देते हैं ये Masterstroke. और यहां females की video recording कर रहे without their permission.

@Article14live Being reported you all also show so many people in surrounding.. Do you take their consent before hand?

@Article14live We need 100% surveillance to ensure safety and rule of law for all. Stop pretending stupid.