One Chinese city has recently launched a smartphone map that displays the location and identity of anyone within 500 meters who’s landed on a government creditworthiness blacklist.
It’s chilling, dystopian — and likely to be quite popular https://bloom.bg/2DsxkJD via @bopinion
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... On Chinese trains now there are PA announcements that fare-dodgers will lose social credit. Chinese passengers: "Good, maybe less free-riding." Western passengers: "Oh my God, Big Brother!"
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... Most Chinese think scum-behavior control is broadly synonymous with civilization, and if it can be done subtly that's just gravy. Are they wrong?
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