India, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday, Aug 13 agreed to hear a plea filed by a Rajya Sabha lawmaker challenging the alleged deployment of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance measures by Delhi Police during the recent student protest at Jantar Mantar here.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana directed the matter be tagged with earlier petitions on the issue.

Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, appearing for Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim, said there are two issues of concern - facial recognition of protesters conducted by Delhi Police and data stored by private companies. "One maps your face and one is a vehicle. So spectacles are used and a vehicle is also used. And t...