Moscow Subway To Use Devices To Read Data On Phones

What's up with all the weird stuff going on in Russia today? Maybe they do this stuff all the time and we just don't hear about it.
The head of police for Moscow's subway system has said stations will soon be equipped with devices that can read the data on the mobile telephones of passengers. In the July 29 edition of "Izvestia," Moscow Metro police chief Andrei Mokhov said the device would be used to help locate stolen mobile phones.