Wonder when they will introduce this in the U.S.? Why Are Apple And Google Offering A Saudi App That Tracks Women? | Care2 Causes
The app is designed very specifically to help men control women, and it highlights the fact that neither Apple nor Google reviews apps very closely before allowing them to go up. When a repressive regime starts marketing a product like this, it should raise at least a few eyebrows.
The general public became aware of the issue in part thanks to Senator Ron Wyden. The Democrat from Oregon took to Twitter to condemn it and called on the tech companies to pull it from their listings. In a letter to Apple and Google, he said “American companies should not enable or facilitate the Saudi government’s patriarchy.”
Big shout out to Senator Ron Wyden.