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minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoIn a functioning society it would already be illegal because of the discriminatory pricing.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoUnfortunately, “people who need to charge their phone” is not a protected class.
minus-squareunconsequential@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days 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.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 days 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-up0·10 days agoExploiting vulnerable people is as American as apple pie.
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoIn a functioning society those who even attempted this would be beaten to death. There would be no second chances.
minus-squareMagnum, P.I.@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoEhm yes sounds very functioning to me
In a functioning society it would already be illegal because of the discriminatory pricing.
Unfortunately, “people who need to charge their phone” is not a protected class.
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.
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.
In a functioning society those who even attempted this would be beaten to death. There would be no second chances.
Ehm yes sounds very functioning to me