Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks women

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?

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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.

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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*. :)

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