India does not have regulations to protect the citizens' privacy from intrusive CCTV systems. This creates a lot of problems for solution providers and their customers.
On July 19, 2021, India woke up to scandalous news of authorities spying on top journalists, politicians, and activists using an Israeli software program. Outrage followed, both online and offline. Petitions were filed at the Supreme Court. But after a bit of uproar for a few days, it became old news like everything else.
Privacy is a sensitive topic in developed economies, being a part of almost every technology sector. The physical security industry has had to take several steps to ensure surveillance cameras don't violate privacy. Regulations like GDPR in Europe oversee different sectors, including physical security, to ensure technology remains non-intrusive.
But this isn't the...