Sovereignty and human rights

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/13/18223114/absher-criticism-google-apple-saudi-arabia-track-women-tim-cook

In addition to the concerns of state/economic institutions abusing technology at the expense of the individual, this article brings to light issues surrounding sovereignty. While Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, Apple CEO Tim cook, and most people in Western countries (including myself) witness this Saudi Arabian app as "abhorrent," such behavior and methods of control are normalized in other parts of the world. How might your country, Western or not, amend the divide between your own state's value systems and that of others? What if the matter seems morally non-negotiable but the other side refuses to budge? Think about these questions during debate and when dealing with other representatives.

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