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Absher, a government-backed mobile app in Saudi Arabia, has come under sharp criticism amid claims that it reinforces the country’s system of male guardianship — which requires women to seek approval ...

Tim Cook says that he was unaware of the Absher app, a Saudi-based government app which allows men to track female family members, and even prevent them from travelling, but will investigate. It ...

Google has refused to pull out a controversial government app from Saudi Arabia which lets men track and control women who travel, saying it does not violate its Play Store policies. According to a ...

The Saudi government app Absher is mostly a way for people to pay traffic fines and complete other administrative tasks electronically. But one feature isn’t sitting well with civil-rights advocates: ...

Google has said it will not remove the controversial Saudi government app Absher from the Google Play store. U.S. lawmakers have put pressure on Google and Apple, which also provides the app through ...

Apple and Google are facing heat over a controversial Saudi Arabian app that allows men to track and restrict the movements of their wives and daughters. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Tuesday that the ...

Absher, a government-backed mobile app in Saudi Arabia, has come under sharp criticism amid claims that it reinforces the country’s system of male guardianship — which requires women to seek approval ...