跟蹤女性的應(yīng)用惹爭議，谷歌堅(jiān)持不下架

谷歌將繼續(xù)在其應(yīng)用商店中提供頗具爭議的沙特應(yīng)用Absher，此前，調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)該應(yīng)用并未違反其服務(wù)條款。

蘋果和谷歌在上個(gè)月遭到了審查，當(dāng)時(shí)，14名美國國會議員聯(lián)名致信蘋果的首席執(zhí)行官蒂姆·庫克和谷歌的首席執(zhí)行官桑達(dá)·皮查伊，要求這兩家公司下架該應(yīng)用，原因在于它強(qiáng)化了允許男人控制女性動向的沙特法律。這兩家公司均對這一應(yīng)用發(fā)起了內(nèi)部調(diào)查。

在完成調(diào)查后，谷歌向聯(lián)名信的簽署人之一、國會女議員杰基·斯貝爾的辦公室透露，調(diào)查結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)這一應(yīng)用并未違反任何協(xié)議。蘋果的調(diào)查仍在進(jìn)行當(dāng)中。

由沙特政府贊助的Absher能夠讓市民完成各類官方程序性事務(wù)，從駕照的續(xù)期，一直到男性監(jiān)護(hù)人授予女性就業(yè)的法定許可等。

一些沙特人表示，該應(yīng)用實(shí)際上能夠節(jié)省時(shí)間，而且讓這些繁文縟節(jié)更加便利，但美國律師對此持有不同看法。向蘋果和谷歌另行致信的俄勒岡州參議員羅恩·維登表示：“美國公司不應(yīng)該幫助實(shí)現(xiàn)或助長沙特政府的父權(quán)體制?！保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：馮豐

審校：夏林

Google will continue to host the controversial Saudi Arabian app Absher in its Play store after a probe found the app did not violate its terms of service.

Apple and Google came under scrutiny last month when 14 members of Congress wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking both companies to stop hosting the app because it reinforces Saudi laws that allow men to control women’s movements. Both companies launched internal investigations into the app.

At the conclusion of Google’s investigation, the company told the office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier, one of the letter’s signatories, that the investigation concluded the app doesn’t violate any agreements. Apple’s investigation continues.

Absher, which is sponsored by the Saudi government, allows citizens to complete a variety of bureaucratic tasks, from renewing driver’s licenses to male guardians giving women permission to seek a job, which is legally required in Saudi Arabia.

Some Saudis say the app actually saves time and makes bureaucratic tasks easier, but American lawmakers seem to disagree. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, who sent a separate letter to Apple and Google, said, “American companies should not enable or facilitate the Saudi government’s patriarchy.”