Australia debuts ‘Orwellian’ new app using facial recognition, geolocation to enforce quarantine. “1984” wasn’t a book, it was a how-to manual for fascists.
The app uses geolocation and facial recognition software to track those in quarantine. The app will contact people at random, asking them to provide proof of their location within 15 minutes.
If the resident cannot verify his or her location or identity when requested, the South Australia Health Department will notify the police, who will then conduct an in-person check on the person in quarantine. Marshall said the government will not be storing any of the information provided to the app.
