China Social Scoring Coming to Your Country in 2021

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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/11/23/0137237/beijing-to-judge-every-resident-based-on-behavior-by-end-of-2020
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-21/beijing-to-judge-every-resident-based-on-behavior-by-end-of-2020

China's plan to judge each of its 1.3 billion people based on their
social behavior is moving a step closer to reality, with Beijing set
to adopt a lifelong points program by 2021 that assigns personalized
ratings for each resident. From a report: The capital city will pool
data from several departments to reward and punish some 22 million
citizens based on their actions and reputations by the end of 2020,
according to a plan posted on the Beijing municipal government's
website this week. Those with better so-called social credit will get
"green channel" benefits while those who violate laws will find life
more difficult. The Beijing project will improve blacklist systems so
that those deemed untrustworthy will be "unable to move even a single
step," according to the government's plan. Xinhua reported on the
proposal Tuesday, while the report posted on the municipal
government's website is dated July 18.



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