When it comes to the repression of women, you’d be hard pressed to find a more misogynistic place than Saudi Arabia. Women there are, among other things, prohibited from voting (until 2015), driving a car and working in most places.

To leave the country, Saudi women must present written permission from their male guardians, even if they’re traveling together. Now, to add insult to injury, male guardians will also receive a text message whenever “their” women leave the country.

The kingdom’s interior ministry introduced the electronic tracking system back in April in an effort to create a modern e-government plan that would eliminate the infamous permission slip. Texts were originally sent to male guardians who opted into the system, but now are being sent to all and sundry.

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