Amardeep, PhD Research Scholar, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala ABSTRACT The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is commonly presented as the statute that gives effect to the right to informational privacy recognised in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India. This article tests that presentation against a practice the Act is poorly equipped to govern, namely the use of artificial intelligence by police and administrative agencies to identify and track individuals in...