China’s Social Credit System

Everything changed with Xi Jinping’s ascension to the top of the party and government in 2013. Xi embarked upon a brutal domestic campaign to suppress dissent, strengthen the CCP, purge potential adversaries, and seize personal control. The result is an ongoi…

One of the many reasons I jettisoned Facebook last year was because it kept trying to tell me that I was my brother. Let me explain. I have a twin brother, Ishaan, and while we are not identical twins, we look similar enough to mildly confuse people. Family, …

Skip to comments. Hong Kong's Ballots Challenge Chairman Mao's Gun BarrelsTownhall.com ^ | November 27, 2019 | Austin Bay Posted on 11/27/2019 6:10:59 AM PST by Kaslin The Hong Kong pro-democracy movement's overwhelming Nov. 24 election victory demonst…

A Beijing subway station is promoting a system that recognizes the faces of passengers and matches them to a database, as China’s adoption of surveillance technology gathers pace despite misgivings about privacy. Passengers will be able to use a facial recog…

by Nicholas Tang I am going to be honest: I hate Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) with a passion. I think they are a menace to society, and the ban was wholly deserved. We all have the same grievances: we hate that PMDs move too quickly on what should be a…

Facial recognition technology came slamming into modern reality with very few people prepared for it. In many cases, we see it being used by governments and law enforcement agenciestesting its accuracy and value for future purposes. The most common argument …

Our digital future is at stake, warns Shoshana Zuboff, professor emerita at Harvard Business School.  The latest Axel Springer Award winner sat down with Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, to discuss her latest book, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" …

Facial recognition technology came slamming into modern reality with very few people prepared for it. In many cases, we see it being used by governments and law enforcement agenciestesting its accuracy and value for future purposes. The most common argument …

Wang Sicong, the only son of Chinese property tycoon Wang Jianlin, might need to learn to tighten his purse strings a little. The 31-year-old - who flaunted his new Bugatti and Ferrari not long ago -  has been banned from using his supercars and lavish prope…

IN A DOCUMENT ON FURTHER PROMOTING voluntary blood donations issued on Nov 14, the National Health Commission encouraged local authorities to explore incorporating voluntary blood donations into the personal credit system. China Daily writer Wang Yiqing comme…