Re: Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IMEI [telecom]

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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.

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.

Big Brother is watching us!