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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by inferiorhuman on Monday February 11, 2019 @09:50PM (#19140586)
Yes. The app makes it much more difficult for women to subvert the oppression. Before the app the government used little paper slips to grant travel permission, now the "guardians" get SMS notifications when a woman's passport is scanned.
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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by diebeforei485 on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:07PM (#19140658)
So, how will getting rid of an app stop the SMS notification system?
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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by natch on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:30PM (#19140770)
I’m not advocating that anybody DDOS their SMS system with fake alerts. But at least an app protects against that to a greater degree than an SMS solution. The app creates a safe space for oppression.
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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by peteradio on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:23PM (#19140730)
How will getting rid of the technology that makes this possible stop it?
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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by natch on Monday February 11, 2019 @11:06PM (#19140963)
Little by little. Yes faster ways would be better... got any?
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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by diebeforei485 on Monday February 11, 2019 @11:33PM (#19141059)
The app is not the technology that makes this possible. It's just a webview around their website, and the SMS messages (not push notification) are sent directly to the phone via the cellular network.

Will anyone be able to silently leave the country if this app was pulled from the store? No, the SMS messages would still be sent, because they have nothing to do with the app.

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