The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into law enforcement, particularly through predictive policing and mass surveillance systems, represents a paradigm shift in crime prevention and public security in India. While promising efficiency, these technologies pose a profound threat to the fundamental right to privacy, enabled by the vast datafication of the Indian populace through projects like Crime and Criminal Tracking Network (2) the lack of robust safeguards against automated decision-making and profiling; and (3) the absence of independent, pre-emptive oversight mechanisms. The paper concludes that without significant legislative amendments and judicial interpretation that prioritizes a proportionality-based assessment, the DPDP Act risks becoming a legitimizing facade for a panopticon state, failing to adequately protect citizens from the privacy-invasive potential of AI-driven policing.
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