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Creepiest outfit in tech today? Uber wins the prize: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/how-much-of-uber-does-saudi-arabia-own-15162803 https://www.thestreet.
by photochemsyn 5y ago
Creepiest outfit in tech today? Uber wins the prize:
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/how-much-of-uber-does-saudi-arabia-own-15162803 https://www.thestreet.com/investing/how-much-of-uber-does-sa...
> "In the interview with the digital news platform, Khosrowshahi said the 2019 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows that "the (Saudi) government said they made a mistake. It's a serious mistake, but we've made serious mistakes, too right?"
Tech isn't some neutral zone free of ethical quandries. Google leadership pushing a Dragonfly contract with China is another example. Israel selling their Pegasus spyware to the Saudis so they can round up and murder dissidents is another example. Just because it's profitable doesn't mean that justifies doing it.
- pm90 5y agoI haven’t implied any of the things that you’ve asserted.