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For weeks, the application called Absher has been in the spotlight because it is being pointed out as an app that violates human rights.
Absher is a project of the Ministry of the Interior of Saudi Arabia, which allows women to be monitored and their travels controlled.
For activists, legislators and even France Mobile Number List Amnesty International, this is a disturbing system of discrimination against women under guardianship.
In addition, the application offers services provided by the government of the Arab country and in addition, according to its own description, "you can safely explore your profile or your family members, or workers who work for you, and perform a wide range of services online electronics.
This app is linked to the national identification and is also available in Apple and Google stores. For this reason, US Senator Ron Wynden sent an open letter to both companies and wrote:
"It is not news that the Saudi monarchy seeks to restrict and repress Saudi women, but American companies should not enable or enable the patriarchy of the Saudi government."
“Saudi men can use 'Absher' to receive real-time text message alerts whenever these women enter or leave the country or to prevent these women from leaving the country.”
Absher allows its users to request the renewal of a passport or visa but also allows men to track their wives, wives, mothers or domestic workers. It can even give them the power to grant or block permission to leave the country, once a text message alerts them of said action.
Given the criticism and denial of the existence of this application, Google for its part says that it is not going to remove this application from its online store, because it does not "violate the rules."
Google told Democratic lawmaker Jackie Speier that after reviewing the app, it concluded that it did not violate its policy and could remain in the Play store, BI reported .
It should be noted that a few months ago, the same Ministry of the Interior of Saudi Arabia “vehemently condemned the systematic campaign that seeks to accuse the services available on cell phones.”
In a statement, the official press agency noted that this app allows “all members of society (…) including women, the elderly and people with specific needs” to access “more than 160 different services.”
Google, for its part, says that it is not going to remove this application that violates the human rights of women in Saudi Arabia because "it does not violate the rules
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For his part, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that he did not know the site but that they would take a look.
It should be noted that Saudi Arabia is an ultra-conservative kingdom that applies a rigorous version of Islam and grants few rights to women, despite a series of recent reforms, such as the one in June 2018 that authorized them to drive cars.
Absher is a project of the Ministry of the Interior of Saudi Arabia, which allows women to be monitored and their travels controlled.
For activists, legislators and even France Mobile Number List Amnesty International, this is a disturbing system of discrimination against women under guardianship.
In addition, the application offers services provided by the government of the Arab country and in addition, according to its own description, "you can safely explore your profile or your family members, or workers who work for you, and perform a wide range of services online electronics.
This app is linked to the national identification and is also available in Apple and Google stores. For this reason, US Senator Ron Wynden sent an open letter to both companies and wrote:
"It is not news that the Saudi monarchy seeks to restrict and repress Saudi women, but American companies should not enable or enable the patriarchy of the Saudi government."
“Saudi men can use 'Absher' to receive real-time text message alerts whenever these women enter or leave the country or to prevent these women from leaving the country.”
Absher allows its users to request the renewal of a passport or visa but also allows men to track their wives, wives, mothers or domestic workers. It can even give them the power to grant or block permission to leave the country, once a text message alerts them of said action.
Given the criticism and denial of the existence of this application, Google for its part says that it is not going to remove this application from its online store, because it does not "violate the rules."
Google told Democratic lawmaker Jackie Speier that after reviewing the app, it concluded that it did not violate its policy and could remain in the Play store, BI reported .
It should be noted that a few months ago, the same Ministry of the Interior of Saudi Arabia “vehemently condemned the systematic campaign that seeks to accuse the services available on cell phones.”
In a statement, the official press agency noted that this app allows “all members of society (…) including women, the elderly and people with specific needs” to access “more than 160 different services.”
Google, for its part, says that it is not going to remove this application that violates the human rights of women in Saudi Arabia because "it does not violate the rules
Tweet this phrase.
For his part, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that he did not know the site but that they would take a look.
It should be noted that Saudi Arabia is an ultra-conservative kingdom that applies a rigorous version of Islam and grants few rights to women, despite a series of recent reforms, such as the one in June 2018 that authorized them to drive cars.