The Giants Say No To A Muslim Database: Apple, Google, Uber Decline To 'Help' Government If Asked

It is a good day for the people who propagate equality and secularism. The digital giants have finally broken their mum and have taken a positive stance. When asked if they would help to build a Muslim database or registry if demanded by the upcoming administration under President Donald Trump, they have specified that they will decline any such requests.

These confirmations have been reported by BuzzFeed. In a statement issued on December 17, an Apple spokesperson said, "We think people should be treated the same no matter how they worship, what they look like, who they love. We haven't been asked and we would oppose such an effort." Similar stances have also been taken by other companies including Google and Uber. Earlier in the day, Google issued a statement saying, "In relation to the hypothetical of whether we would ever help build a 'Muslim registry' - we haven't been asked, of course, we wouldn't do this and we are glad - from all that we've read - that the proposal doesn't seem to be on the table." Meanwhile, Uber responded to BuzzFeed with a terse "no" in response to a similar inquiry.

These companies are some of the most influential ones in the world and make it to the list which also has other high profile companies. These corporations have put on record their declination to build a database to profile Muslim, after targeting them as a separate religion. The pressure to take a side first started when The Intercept had first asked the companies about this topic. Only Twitter had said it would never participate in something like this. Facebook also had initially tried to remain silent on the issue, but a PR fiasco had forced them into making a proper statement. They stated they have not been asked, and neither would they help build a registry of this sorts.

Microsoft PR head Frank X. Shaw told BuzzFeed that, "We oppose discrimination and we wouldn't do any work to build a registry of Muslim Americans." Both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Alphabet chief Larry Page attended a summit with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, as did Apple CEO Tim Cook and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. We had previously reported Automattic signing an online pledge to never participate in the creation of such a registry- a list that is growing steadily each day.