Waze-Like App Helps Iranians Avoid Morality Police

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iJBspfHel3o1gLocRGkz8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Takepart.com/morality-police.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/waze-app-helps-iranians-avoid-morality-police-195718954.html)Much like drivers can help their fellow commuters take a-smooth ride home-by reporting accidents and ticket traps with popular mapping application Waze, citizens in Iran are using a new smartphone app to help others avoid another kind of police encounter. This week, an anonymous group of developers released-Gershad, an Android app that allows users to report locations of Iran’s Gasht-e-Ersha, which functions as morality police across the country, in major cities including Tehran and Mashad. -With the crowdsourced information, Iranians can plan alternate routes to avoid a fine or even arrest. The developers’ biggest motivation was helping out Iranian women, who are often targeted for not wearing their hijab properly.



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