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minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoUnfortunately, “people who need to charge their phone” is not a protected class.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoMaybe not, but Uber should know what they’re doing when they’re targeting people who use economy handsets and integrating additional information. They’re trying to select the vulnerable people which is against the spirit of it. But indeed.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoExploiting vulnerable people is as American as apple pie.
minus-squareGlemek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFunctioning society /= America is kinda the point of the original comment.
minus-squareunconsequential@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoPerhaps not, but we can all agree that’s a form of predatory capitalism and it’s unethical. Not to mention a massive invasion of privacy.
Unfortunately, “people who need to charge their phone” is not a protected class.
Maybe not, but Uber should know what they’re doing when they’re targeting people who use economy handsets and integrating additional information. They’re trying to select the vulnerable people which is against the spirit of it. But indeed.
Exploiting vulnerable people is as American as apple pie.
Functioning society /= America is kinda the point of the original comment.
Perhaps not, but we can all agree that’s a form of predatory capitalism and it’s unethical. Not to mention a massive invasion of privacy.