Keeping evil males appy

THE likes of Google and Apple like to portray themselves as progressive corporations but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. Rights campaigners claim the Absher phone app is being used to help keep women enslaved in Saudi Arabia by allowing men to monitor their movements.

They must get permission from a male to travel and it is alleged a feature sends out a text if an unaccompanied female tries to go through passport control, preventing them from escaping abusive relationships. Suppose it’s pointless calling on the Irish Government to intervene when it is suspected it helped Saudi Arabia get a seat on the UN body protecting women.