Saturday 17 December 2016 - 16:55
Google, Apple and Uber promise not to build a Muslim registry

The three join other tech titans that also vowed not to take part in a registry's development.

Hawzah News Agency (United States) - After over a thousand Silicon Valley engineers pledged never to help build a Muslim registry, Google, Apple and Uber told the media that they won't support the development of one either. Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter made the same vow a few days ago. The possibility of a Muslim registry in the United States first came up during President-Elect Trump's campaign, and he has yet to deny wanting one. In addition, one of the members of Trump's transition team, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, proposed to reinstate a registry of immigrants from Muslim countries.

 

The big G said that from what the company knows, the "proposal doesn't seem to be on the table." But if it's ever asked to participate, "of course [Google] wouldn't do [it.]" An Apple spokesperson said the iPhone maker hasn't been asked and would oppose such an effort. "We think people should be treated the same no matter how they worship, what they look like, who they love," he said. Meanwhile, Uber replied with a resounding "No."

 

These tech titans met with the President-Elect at a tech summit earlier this week to discuss job creation, tax cuts and China, among other topics. One of the attendees who has declined to respond to media is Oracle, whose CEO (Safra Katz) is slated to join Trump's transition team.

 

 

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