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Social Credit System, attributing to each of its 1,3 billion citizens a score for his or her behavior. The system will be based on various criteria, ranging from financial credibility and criminal record to social media behavior. From 2020 onwards each adult citizen should, besides his identity card, have such a credit code.
In his view this surveillance will have a wider scope than was the case under the former East German system: 'The German aim was limited to avoiding a revolt against the regime. The Chinese aim is far more ambitious: it is clearly an attempt to create a new citizen.'
The intentions of the new system are not only economical, fighting fraudulent practices, but also moral. 'This is a deliberate effort by the Chinese government to promote among its citizens "socialist core values" such as patriotism, respecting the elderly, working hard and avoiding extravagant consumption', says Creemers.
originally posted by: Ameilia
a reply to: infolurker
We are likely already scored by the government and just don't know it. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the scores suddenly became available to us and others - just like credit scores (FICO).
The last time I applied for a job was in 2002 I think and this is what I had to sign for them to check:
Bank records
Credit history
Driving records
Criminal history
So how you behave, on record, already matters when getting a job. It just isn't all added together and scored yet like credit scores currently are, publicly.
originally posted by: Ameilia
a reply to: infolurker
That's what I think we already have. That's what I think Facebook is for. Maybe it started out as some guys in a college dorm room messing around but once it got big enough in comes the government.
How do you get billions of people to give up their most private, personal information? Make them WANT TO. Thus, Facebook.
originally posted by: TonyS
You hit that nail on the head. And I've been wondering if those of us who don't have a Facebook account will find it impossible to get a job or conduct financial transactions, etc. Its going to get very interesting.