Creepy Motorola patent application seeks to track people who switch phones often

guest · Jul 9, 2019

Creepy Motorola patent application seeks to track people who switch phones often
July 8, 2019
https://mashable.com/article/motorola-patent-application-track-mobile-phones/

A Motorola Solutions patent application published on July 4 lays out a method for tracking and identifying customers who frequently change their mobile devices. Why? Well, that would be because individuals who use more than an unspecified number of phones are "potential criminals" — at least according to Motorola.

"During operation, a server continuously receives facial recognition data for individuals along with device IDs detected at the time the facial recognition data was obtained," reads the application. "Devices associated with the individual are determined. This process is repeated and a determination is made as to whether the devices associated with the individual have changed."

Just in case anyone was in any way confused, the application adds that "[an] individual that frequently changes devices will be identified as suspicious."
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In other words, the patent application is suggesting a way to associate each and every person's face with a unique mobile device. In this scenario, it wouldn't matter if you bought your phone in cash and load minutes onto a SIM card with cash. Motorola Solutions would have your face pegged to the smartphone via facial recognition systems and other assorted tracking tech spread across the city.
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