Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks...
by lugg on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @08:45AM
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You are right, no western agent is being obliged here..
The argument is a neutrality one, essentially that Google and Apple should not be enforcing morality here or abroad.
Should we also just drop sanctions and ban exports to these nations while we're at it?
Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks...
by tcgv on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @10:15AM
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I was pointing out that the argument of sovereignty is flawed, since companies such as Apple and Google can at any time choose to respectfully withdraw their operations in Saudi Arabia if they feel their products and services are being used to curtail human rights.
Sovereignty in its own right cannot be used to justify complacency.
Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks...
by lobotryas on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @10:38AM
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No, they can’t “just withdraw” without a compelling business reason because their leadership answers to their shareholders.
Re:Apple, Google criticised for Saudi Absher app that tracks...
by LifeLiverTransp on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @11:41AM
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Which are partially Saudi. Good thing though there are competitors on the market, who dont give a damn on morals. Good thing those giants interwined buisness and morals, and now can be forced to retreat out of markets.
Sure, but no western agent is obliged to comply with the moral standards of Saudi Arabia, or any other country to that matter.
Apple, Google are complacent because they want to do business in Saudi Arabia. They're favoring profit over enforcing western morality within their operations abroad, and will continue to do so as long as they don't get too much scrutiny.