Problem :
How does this app have a potentially impact on racial, gender or religious discrimination? Suggest potential actions for rectifying the problem.
Here is a description of an app which helps a pedestrian plan a route. "As a pedestrian travels, various difficulties can be encountered, such as traveling through an unsafe neighborhood or being in an open area that is subject to harsh temperatures.
A route can be developed for a person taking into account factors that specifically affect a pedestrian. Moreover, the route can alter as a situation of a user changes; for instance, if a user wants to add a stop along a route.
" Additional information about the app says that the app is meant to help "avoid unsafe neighborhoods, bad weather and difficult terrain by taking information from maps, weather reports, crime statistics and demographics." There is some debate about the app determining crime stats based on race and social class.