Saudi women’s male guardians began receiving text messages on their phones informing them when women under their custody leave the country.
women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic system that tracks any cross-border movements
“The authorities are using technology to monitor women,” said columnist Badriya al-Bishr, who criticised the “state of slavery under which women are held” in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
“If I need an SMS to let me know my wife is leaving Saudi Arabia, then I’m either married to the wrong woman or need a psychiatrist,” tweeted Hisham.
Local media has reported that controversy caused by the escape of a Saudi woman to Sweden in recent month triggered the move.
Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2 ... 51255.html
Why would Saudi women want to escape from the KSA in the first place?
