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Beijing To Judge Every Resident Based on Behavior by End of 2020 (bloomberg.com)

Posted by msmash on from the no-hiding-it dept.

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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  1. The Book of Lord Shang by astrofurter · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "A state where uniformity of purpose has been established for one year, will be strong for ten years; where uniformity of purpose has been established for ten years, it will be strong for a hundred years, where uniformity of purpose has been established for a hundred years, it will be strong for a thousand years; and a state which has been strong for a thousand years will attain supremacy."

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...

    1. Re:The Book of Lord Shang by Shazatoga · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Great and all until a black swan arrives and invalidates the current structure. Democracies (inc. Republics), for all their flaws, can face a black swan or two as they are designed to handle change. They aren't perfect (Rome's refusal to embrace change and to enfranchise the Italians led to the populist dictatorship of the Caesars), but tend to be more anti-fragile than the alternatives.

  2. Re:Google works for Chinese government by MrKaos · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Same as in pre WWII Germany, where Ford sold trucks and IBM Holerite machines.

    (IIRC) U.S companies sued the US government for bombing German factories they invested in.

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  3. What could possibly go wrong? by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Beijing project will improve blacklist systems so that those deemed untrustworthy will be "unable to move even a single step,"

    So basically they will create a group of people who have nothing left to lose. Well done. That's going to work out great.

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