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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by nl on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:09PM (#19140668)
No I don't believe that Google or Apple should make money from the oppression of women. I believe this app is free, so they don't appear to be in this case. Nevertheless, I'd like to see it removed.

But nor do I believe that Sundar Pichai or Tim Cook were aware of this app previously or had any personal responsibility for it.

Nor do I think they should be vilified for shaking hands with MBS prior to the murder of Khashoggi, and especially not prior to the Yemeni war.

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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by thatoneyouthrow on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:10PM (#19140678)
Did Tim Cook not realize Saudi Arabia executed homosexuals before he shook his hand?

Can he really feign ignornance?

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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by nl on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @12:42AM (#19141340)
I believe at the time there was an optimism that MBS would be a positive for change. Remember the optimism around when he announced the changes to allow women to drive...
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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by JetSpiegel on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @05:08AM (#19142327)
They arrested activists campaigning for women's right to drive days before that. The optimism was propaganda from the start.
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