China’s Social Credit System

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…

Let's raise a glass to dataviz that pushes boundaries, illuminates truth, and celebrates beauty. Thank you to everyone who joined us on the Information is Beautiful Awards journey this year - now see which entries took home trophies at tonight's spectacular c…

Anonymous has hacked into various Chinese websites and databases dumping files from government employee data to corporate data including user names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, passwords for databases, IP addresses and more. It is all a part of wha…