Digital Violence against Women
International Women’s Day (IWD)
In Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Emirates, their governments let men legally track and restrict the movements of women just by using smartphones. It is easy to download the app whether from the Google Play store or Apple’s app store. In democratic countries the tracking of persons without their permission is illegal. Nevertheless, women should check their smartphone by experts or in a women’s counseling center to see if such an app is on their smartphone.
Roland Leithenmayr VFV
NGO Committee on Sustainable Development Vienna 