APPLE, GOOGLE ROW OVER HR ABUSE

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple and Google are facing criticism from human rights activists for hosting an app that allows men in Saudi Arabia to track and control women's movements. According to a report in Insider on Friday, the app called "Absher" lets men to give women permission to travel, and also get SMS when a woman uses her passport at the border. Under Saudi law, it is essential for women to have a legal "guardian" who can restrict her travel. "Apps like this one can facilitate human rights abuses, including discrimination against women." Amnesty International called on Apple and Google to demand changes to the app so that it can be stopped for being used to harm women.