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China rates its own citizens - including online behaviour
The Chinese government is currently implementing a nationwide electronic system, called the 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.
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I was fascinated when /u/Appaloosa tipped us off to this in a snap, and that's now turning to being creeped out at just how completely plausible it is. How do you prefer your -topias: dys- or u-?