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Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by mk89 on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @03:32AM (#19141970)
I understand completely the parent's point of view, because I am confronted with hundreds of people like that on a daily basis. To be honest? I am tired of justifying insanity, despite the legal point of view, and despite the fact that tables are not turned. I am not a lawyer and I am not sitting at a round table, and I have opinions. And my opinion is that due to this "oh, by law, or by religion" we are throwing away every sort of freedom and respect our parents and grandparents fought so hard so that we could today give them for granted.

Tell me one woman in this world that likes to be treated less than a car to rent (take a look at the website, you even have to justify where to go and for how long. Basically with car2go a car is treated with more respect than a human being). But as someone might argue, it's not up to me to judge. Thankfully I live in a country that treats everyone with respect.

Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @05:21AM (#19142379)
> Thankfully I live in a country that treats everyone with respect.

I'm intrigued as to which country this is... How are immigrants treated in your country? People working minimum wage jobs? Transsexuals?

Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by londons_explore on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @04:35AM (#19142207)
When you are employed by a company, you are treated 'like a car to rent', yet nobody seems to have an issue with it.

At some point in the future, people will look back at this time and consider it immoral that companies could rent people by the hour.

Likewise, people in many non-western cultures do not have any issue with having a guardian 'look after' you, in return for a payment to your family.

If the people don't see an issue with it, why should some foreign company come in and decide to ban it?

Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by Krasnol on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @05:05AM (#19142307)
> When you are employed by a company, you are treated 'like a car to rent', yet nobody seems to have an issue with it.

Yeah, you can quit whenever you want. It's not like you were born into your company and have no other choice but to go there every day of your life.

Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks... by mk89 on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @04:44AM (#19142245)
Sorry, I miss completely the point.

> At some point in the future

Morality changes, opinions too, and laws too. What then? Should we legalize pedophiles so that we can claim we are an open society and future-proof?

> When you are employed by a company, you are treated 'like a car to rent', yet nobody seems to have an issue with it.

That's work, that's life - if that goes against human rights, yes, I agree, I wish I was rich without doing s*. :)