Apple, Google Criticized For Carrying App That Lets Saudi Men Track Their Wives

BRB0123 Given surveillance in this country and apps that track family locations this need not be considered sexist if it is agreed upon. If you give your wife a phone then she has to carry It. Is not implanting a chip w/out permission. But I share the outrage about the concept

These are not European values.

Yes, Saudi Arabia is a modern and enlightened nation. You can even buy bone saws there.

Nauseous

Its called find my friends and comes installed on every Apple product, but is only considered nefarious if used in Muslim countries ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm 🤔

I have an app to track my parents and my son...

Do you believe that a man has no right to know where his wife and child are?

It used to be free from AT&T with your mobile service...why the anti-male rant?

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Find friends is an app available since the iPhone existed, I never heard about this new tracking app even though there r a lot of them in apple store or google play, they make it seem harmless but is invading everyone’s privacy!

Sounds like a totally healthy way to conduct oneself in a relationship

Whether it is Iran, Saudi Arabia or Egypt, there is no freedom for women in the Arab Middle East.

Let's import more of this backwards culture to 'enrich' us. Diversity is a strength.

Google is pure evil. Everything they do has a devious ulterior motive. In this case it is very simple: They are making money on it. It does NOT matter to them if any damage to others is done

So we have the same stuff lol

Why am I not surprised coming from Saudi Arabia!

WTF

Uhh, stalking much? 😐

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Damn. Apple took down tumblr for porn but not for this? Smh

We need to develop fossil fuel alternatives and kick these terrorists to the curb once and for all.

Don’t they have find my iPhone?

Isn’t that called Find My iPhone?

Insane

Bouahahahaha

Jesus

Here it is called 'Hum by Verizon.'

Saudi issues are non of your business

No! Shame on Apple and Google

This is nonsense. A Saudi kinda nonsense!

“The app, called Absher”

Very ominous.

I wrote a thread once about misuse of cellphones in third world countries, and the people running the forum thought I was trying to pick a fight or race shame. It was more about the things people are exposed to in various cultures, & how that interacts with newer technology. :(

Pointless... Find my phone or equivalent is on both platforms already and has been for a very long time.

Well what ya know?

“Saudi Arabia, women's lives are highly restricted. For example, according to Human Rights Watch, women have always needed permission from a male guardian, usually a father or husband, to leave the country. In the past, paper forms were required prior to travel”

AppleSupport iTunes tech to track humans ? Google doing some evil 🤬 can’t imagine women in charge signed off, or were there non in the room?

Does it come with a virtual whip, or an electrical shock to lash/ shock them when they smile in public ?😼

Aloha Snackbar! The realm of Mister Bone Saw shines its light upon the world.

Oh come on. Parents track their kids on apps right here in the US.

oh pleeze! its an app on EVERY apple iphone. get a grip.

How 2019 is serving 1500AD!

Guys wtf

Great. Now my iphone is a window of knowing this SHIT. Insecure little Saudi.

Do the women get to track the men?

This is bulshit it is effectively the same kind of app parents use to track their children or couples used to track each other today. Just because it's targeting Saudi men doesn't mean squat because there are other apps to do the same job

Stalking apps. Call it like it is.

Does it send them a text to come home if they stray out of range or is there a 'send goons' button?

$$$

Wtf?

They have the same types of apps for parents who want to know the whereabouts of their kids. Even if this app got banned, they'd still find a way to track their wives.

sick

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But i thought america was the patriarchal hellhole of the world?

Is this shocking? Apple and Google track all of us all the time.

Progressive!

Awesome idea. When is it coming to America? 😂

Humans can Elevate themselves to Greatness or do you evolve themselves to their Base Animal instincts

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