Moscow’s New Big Brother App: Foreigners Now Tracked by Law!
Foreign nationals in Moscow better get ready for a new app—one that tracks your every move! The Russian government has decreed that all foreigners must install a tracking app, making it easier for them to know where you are than for you to remember where you left your keys.
Hot Take:
Well, it seems like Mother Russia is taking a page out of George Orwell’s playbook with their latest law on mandatory tracking apps for foreigners. With fingerprint scans, face photographs, and real-time geo-location tracking, I’m sure tourists will be flocking to Moscow faster than you can say “Big Brother.” But hey, at least the Ministry of Internal Affairs will know where you left your matryoshka dolls.
Key Points:
- Russian government mandates tracking app for foreign nationals in Moscow.
- Tracking app collects residence location, fingerprint, face photograph, and real-time geo-location.
- App does not apply to diplomats or Belarusian citizens.
- Non-compliance leads to registration as monitored individuals and deportation.
- Proposal faces criticism for privacy violations and potential deterrent to labor migrants.
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