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>Chinese individuals are being ostracized from personal and professional relations because of their score. Citation needed. I live in China, and not a single p
by logicchains 9y ago
>Chinese individuals are being ostracized from personal and professional relations because of their score.
Citation needed. I live in China, and not a single person I know takes the Zhima Credit score even remotely seriously. It's treated like a joke, or at worst like one's astrological sign. Many older people I've met don't even know about it. Chinese people aren't stupid, they're not going to let some easily gamed virtual points influence their decisions.
- contingencies 9y agoDitto (live in China, never heard of it being applied). Anyway, in the US you would have opaque bank and private industry credit agencies which are basically performing the same function. I believe the government priorities (political security, social stability, reduced corruption) are potentially a better starting point than private sector priorities (profit), even if (as is inevitable) they screw up the infosec side and people's data is easily accessible on the black market through thousands of government employees.
- hnzix 9y agoI've added citations to my parent comment. It's being rolled out further in Guizhou. I think it's a novel way to combat corruption, but the potential for overall social control is chilling. "Sorry, Mobike does not rent to dissidents."