Sending 'Red Heart' on WhatsApp falls under the category of cyber crime which can lead to imprisonment for up to 2 years and a fine of 100,000 riyals, Saudi cybercrime expert warned young people before Valentine's Day
Riyadh Saudi Arabia's cybercrime expert has warned that sending a 'red heart' sign to someone in the kingdom on WhatsApp will send you to jail. Speaking on a private TV channel Rotana Khalijia's program 'Sidati', Urdu News quoted Muataz Katbi, a member of Saudi Arabia's cybercrime and anti-counterfeiting committee, as saying that on a quotes app, 'Red Sending Hart's logo falls into the category of cybercrime, which carries a penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of 100,000 riyals.
He said that caution should be exercised in posting 'Red Heart' or 'Flower' and other similar signs on social media as sending such signs falls under the category of harassment and most of the people are unaware of the legal details. These symptoms are transmitted by a man or by a woman.
The Saudi cybercrime expert said that if the recipient of such symptoms were harmed in any way, it could become a legal issue, which falls into the category of harassment in cybercrime because harassment is not only physical but also physical. Expressing inappropriate behavior through words, phrases or other means is also considered a crime.
Meanwhile, a call center agent working for a large company in Saudi Arabia has been fired for calling a female Saudi customer 'Ya Habibi' during a phone conversation because the Saudi woman told her husband about the agent's alleged inappropriate words. He filed a lawsuit against the employee alleging harassment.
Saudi lawyer Turki al-Hassa told Gulf News that the young agent was working as a call center employee at a large Saudi company and on a normal working day he received a call from a female client. Used, some of which should not be used in situations where words like 'my love' or 'my life' are used.
The lawyer added that the woman did not like the agent's words so she told her husband that the agent tried to harass her by using catchy words like "My soul, my love". The angry husband immediately told the agent A case was registered against him and the case was referred to the Public Prosecution. The Saudi Public Prosecution later contacted the company and reviewed the recordings, which revealed that the employee had used really interesting words during the conversation, after which the company fired the employee. No information was available about me or this person being deported.
