Saudi Arabia is hunting down women who flee the country by tracking
> the IMEI number on their cellphones
>
> By Bill Bostock
>
> Saudi Arabia is using military-grade technology to track down the
> cellphones of women who flee its patriarchal system, several runaways
> have told INSIDER.
>
> The technique shows how seriously Saudi Arabia takes the escalating
> numbers of women fleeing its repressive, male-dominated society. >
>
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The paranoid in me can't help but wonder when some event will trigger the installation of tracking chips in people.
Facial recognition is being widely implemented, even on cell phones.
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Likewise, I can't help but wonder if automobiles will get built-in tracking chips. Many new cars have sophisticated computer chips that act as a "black box" storing information.
Some insurance companies today now promise discounts if drivers agree to be monitored.
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Big Brother is watching us!