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Is rumored that the Target self check cameras show you the most unflattering image of yourself so that you will want to avoid stealing and getting that photo on the news.
https://feddit.org/post/12890428
Mobile phones constantly reveal the location to the cell towers. There is no need for an app. This is just mind games.
Google can predict traffic jams because they know the location of everybody. Nobody cares about tracking as long as they can ignore it. The app makes ignoring difficult.
The app most definitely isn't also going to collect significant portions of data as state sponsored malware...
Apps can make you perform a self "check-in" to make sure you actually have your phone with you.
They could randomly send a ping to your phone and require you to scan your face within X amount of time after of getting that alert. If you don't check in, they might send someone to do a "wellness check" on you (so you don't get the idea of sneaking into a protest or something.)
Like check-ins with a probation officer.
I know, this is supposed to be for foreigners so you probably wouldn't dare to protest anyways, I mean, it's not even your country. But I think they are beta testing this app on foreigners with the goal of eventually enforcing this on Russian citizens on their watchlist, essentially keep them somewhat free so they are useful as a productive worker while keeping tabs on them to prevent any act of dissent.
With the "check-ins", they can restrict the times when you can leave your home, and how long, and which areas you are allowed to go.
To counter erroneous GPS data, they could even instruct you to start recording yourself in order to use your surroundings to verify your true location. (btw Google Maps has a feature that can detect where you are by using your phone camera)
Your choice is to comply with this, what is effectively house arrest, or face real prison.
Of course, this is just my speculation, only time will tell if they would go this far.
Time? Like, sure, everyone may die due to global catatstrophic end of all blah, blah, blah...now or tomorrow but it but you write damn near vivid the fuck "vision" of the "future."
With an-I've-totally-all-but-been-there gorram near noatalgic recollection of how these foreign Termitator assets turn out to just be corporate media reps.
Wishing they were slave back in the day unablw to commit suicide anymore and pestering around kids asking for details about anything that doesn't exist. With such, scrapping recycling from not material trash but thought "trash" rebinned for AI-gen plastic-thought rehash of everything everyone else almost-thought into a compost TV show. Scrapping it together with the loudly named "mind-food" that makes the a fuzzy black and white TV today seem valuable to have access to.
At least there actually is no content there and you could choose it back in the day.
Lmao like I was ever going to Russia anyway. Have fun everyone
Or USA, or China...
Wow. That’s special.