Facial recognition cameras at airports, vital sites to be linked to data fusion centre: CISF DG

📌 Summary:

• CISF Director General Praveer Ranjan said facial-recognition cameras installed at all major airports will be linked to a proposed data fusion centre in Delhi
• Feeds from around 1.5 lakh surveillance cameras at vital installations across the country under CISF security cover will also be linked to the centre
• The announcement was made at the foundation-laying ceremony of the new CISF headquarters at the CGO Complex, Delhi (June 22, 2026)

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Internal Security — surveillance, facial-recognition technology and critical-infrastructure protection; raises data-privacy considerations

📝 Prelims Facts:

• CISF — Central Industrial Security Force, a Central Armed Police Force that secures airports and vital installations
• Around 1.5 lakh CISF cameras to be linked to a Delhi data fusion centre

🔑 Key Term: Data Fusion Centre — a hub that integrates feeds from multiple surveillance and data sources for real-time analysis and threat detection