The Chinese government’s new Social Credit system resembles one of the most creepy episode of Netflix Show ‘ Black Mirror but China’s Social Credit System ( SCS ) proves reality is darker than fiction.
The idea would be that if someone breaks trust in one area, they'd be adversely affected everywhere. This “service” isn’t slated to go full-swing until 2020
But the Chinese Government has partnered with 8 private companies that have already created pilot "credit databases" that compiles information about individuals. that connects citizens' financial, social, political, and legal credit ratings into one big social trustability score.
Sesame Credit, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is already running a social credit system. The company determines people's scores by incorporating a number of factors into its algorithms, including whether someone has gotten traffic tickets, if they've paid their taxes, and what they buy online.
If you're constantly buying video games, for instance, you'll be seen as idle. If you're buying diapers, you could be considered a responsible parent. An individual’s score comes in a range between 350 and 950 and is broken down into five sub-categories: social connections, consumption behavior, security, wealth, and compliance.
Higher ratings will allow citizens to rent a car or bike without a deposit, While those who score low will be Blacklisted and banned from other forms of travel. And they won’t be able to send their children to private schools.
The government released bullet points of proposed penalties for those who "breaks social trust"
for example, voicing a dissenting opinion against the government online
here's what could happen if you're a low scorer:
• You won't be considered for public office
• You'll lose access to social security and welfare
• You'll be frisked more thoroughly when passing through Chinese customs
• You'll be shut out of senior level positions in the food and drug sector
• You won't get a bed in overnight trains
• You'll be shut out star hotels and restaurants and will be rejected by travel agents
• Your children won't be allowed into private schools
In the "Black Mirror" episode, titled "Nosedive," the purpose of a universal ratings system is ostensibly to Incentivize untrustworthy individuals in a society to shape up to what other members consider good.
But the irony in the episode is that the system ends up creating a culture of Disingenuity.
a "numbers game" where people kiss up to popular folks to raise their social standing, rather than simply striving to be a better person.
Even though the technology in "Nosedive" isn't here yet, China's social credit scores could one day contribute to the sort of culture we saw in "Black Mirror." And if the episode's finale is any good predictor of the outcome the system might not end happily for those who step out of line with popular opinion.
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