China’s Social Credit System

Companies in the United States, and more specifically, Silicon Valley, are building a social credit system for individuals.  Much like the social credit system communist China uses to control its population, this authoritarian control is different in one way:…

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Have you heard about Chinas social credit system? Its a technology-enabled, surveillance-based nationwide program designed to nudge citizens toward better behavior. The ultimate goal is to allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it …

The “social credit” system assigns all Chinese citizens a “social credit score.” A citizen’s score drops if he engages in a range of disfavored activities, ranging from littering to supporting political dissidents. Citizens whose score drops low enough can f…

Have you heard about China’s social credit system? It’s a technology-enabled, surveillance-based nationwide program designed to nudge citizens toward better behavior. The ultimate goal is to “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making …

Have you heard about China’s social credit system? It’s a technology-enabled, surveillance-based nationwide program designed to nudge citizens toward better behavior. The ultimate goal is to “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making …

Have you heard about China’s social credit system? It’s a technology-enabled, surveillance-based nationwide program designed to nudge citizens toward better behavior. The ultimate goal is to “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making …

Those who have watched Black Mirror got to see many fascinating technologies. Some of them could become real in the future. But the Netflix thriller also showed us what the negative side of technology that can affect our lives. According to Variety, Netflix …

Chaos again hit Hong Kong today as demonstrators marched against surveillance cameras and the possible introduction of China’s social credit system. Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters upset at facial recogniction and other forms of monitoring that …

Chinese technology expert Matthew Brennan shared a TikTok video which appears to show a woman in China paying for a drink from a vending machine using facial recognition – with no sign of card or cash.The video shows the woman standing in fro…