Russia plans to require migrants to buy trackable mobile phones, deputy interior minister says — Meduza
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Russia will require migrants to buy mobile phones so authorities can track their whereabouts, Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said, according to the Russian business news outlet RBC:

Russia will require migrants to buy mobile phones so authorities can track their whereabouts, Deputy Interior Minister Igor Zubov said, according to the Russian business news outlet RBC:

Everyone’s interested in what the future holds, in where we’re headed. Every migrant who registers here on arrival — especially for work or for a long stay — will be required to buy a phone. That phone will hold their electronic profile. And we will know the location of every migrant.

As a result, Zubov said, migrants will be unable to move from one city to another “uncontrollably.”

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Since September 2025, Moscow has been running a pilot program that requires every foreign national who has come to work in the city to install an app called “Amina,” which shows their location. If it receives no geolocation data for three straight days, the person is dropped from the registration rolls.

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  • AlteredEgo@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    In Europe, many countries require mandatory registration of SIM cards, which means you must provide personal identification, such as a passport, to activate a phone number. This regulation is primarily aimed at enhancing security…

    We already have this although Europe. You have a phone, government can track you.

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      3 days ago

      you are not required to have your phone with you. you are not dropped from the registration if your phone does not send your location for 3 (or any) days. cellular location tracking is bad but not as accurate as GPS tracking russia will be doing there.