Imagine you're sitting in a coffee shop. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a stranger pointing his phone in your direction. The next day, you get an email from someone claiming to have seen you at the coffee shop. He's asking you on a date. You have no idea how he got your contact information, let alone how he identified you.
The Atlantic: How Russia’s new facial recognition app could end anonymity
People walk across Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow on January 25, 2016.
