Telangana adopts facial recognition for taking attendance

Following pilots in Nirmal and Jayashankar Bhupalpally districts, the government of the Indian state of Telangana is planning on adopting facial recognition software to manage attendance in the schools. Officials have said the system should ensure every transaction is transparent and traceable and work in all environments with low-configuration mobiles and tablets. The existing biometric system has had technical issues.

Article: Telangana adopts facial recognition for taking attendance

Publication: The Hindu
Writer: M. Rajeev