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I've seen quite a lot of criticism against the social credit system. But to me it it just crime history and (financial) credit history mined from big data and c

• kinsomo 8y ago
  > I've seen quite a lot of criticism against the social credit system. But to me it it just crime history and (financial) credit history mined from big data and combined into a centralized system. > What's particularly bad about the system per se, Tightening everyday social control that's at least partially designed to serve the political goals of an unabashedly authoritarian regime that's self-consciously opposed to things like "universal values of human rights." [1] [2] It might be easier to understand it this way: in China, you're a de-facto criminal if they judge you to be in some way opposed to the regime. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-leadership-takes-hard-line-in-secret-memo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-lea... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/magazine/the-lonely-crusade-of-chinas-human-rights-lawyers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/magazine/the-lonely-crusa... > without getting into the arguments specific to Chinese politics? That's almost like asking what's bad about something without getting into its bad aspects.