The Russian government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region.
The new proposal was announced by the chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, who presented it as a measure to tackle migrant crimes.
Using a mobile application that all foreigners will have to install on their smartphones, the Russian state will receive the following information:
- Residence location
- Fingerprint
- Face photograph
- Real-time geo-location monitoring
The proposal hasn’t reached its final form yet, and specifics like what happens in the case of device theft/loss or similar technical or practical obstacles are to be addressed in the upcoming period during meetings between the Ministry and regional authorities.
The mass-surveillance experiment will run until September 2029, and if deemed successful, the mechanism will extend to cover more parts of the country.
lol, who would go to Russia?
I mean, right? Mostly the article’s relevant because, like another commenter said, watch for that to happen in the US.
Edit: I guess people visiting family might count as foreigners for the purpose of this.
I’m sure many countries will employ something similar, and if enough do, I will never travel again lol