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Apple and Google Accept Saudi Smartphone App Which Tracks Women’s Movements

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Apple and Google are facing criticism for hosting a Saudi Arabian smartphone app on their platforms which allows men to track women’s movements and “stop them leaving the country.”

According to Insider, the app, named Absher — which is available on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store — is “a government web service which allows men to specify when and how women can cross Saudi borders, and to get close to real-time SMS updates when they travel.”

The SMS feature reportedly notifies men “when a woman uses her passport at a border crossing or airport check-in.”





    • At the very least, teachers should help students become aware of the controversy.

    • Enjoyed every bit of your article post.Really thank you! Awesome.

    • So happy you did a blog post on this as there aren’t many. I’m going to be visiting soon and hopefully will have a bunch of posts up myself! http://safari.casa

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