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That's cute while it's a small experiment in faraway countries. Now imagine being unable to rent an apartment without running an app that tracks your calls and
by raquo 8y ago
That's cute while it's a small experiment in faraway countries. Now imagine being unable to rent an apartment without running an app that tracks your calls and location 24/7. I don't know what "Chinese" has to do with the absurdity of this Panopticon.
- wufufufu 8y agoWhen some people do it it's "empowering the underbanked" or "empowering an underserved market". When China does it, it's "pushing ethical boundaries". https://www.forbes.com/sites/audreymurrell/2018/07/31/pushing-the-ethical-boundaries-of-big-data-a-look-at-chinas-social-credit-scoring-system/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/audreymurrell/2018/07/31/pushin...
- raquo 8y agoSo you link yo an article that explains exactly why this is problematic, and you're still saying it's because "China". It's not. It's because of scale. If a similar system was being implemented in the US the shitstorm would be even bigger. Tala is a whole other story, it is small scale and not mandatory. As it grows to the point where using it is expected or required it will face the same exact criticism.
- wufufufu 8y agoTaking out a mortgage in the US is not mandatory. Getting a loan for your business isn't either. I get what you're saying, but I still sense some cognitive dissonance. If the US lets some hip start up build a social credit score and then just heavily buys into it, I think it will face less pushback than if they use a scary federal contractor to build the same score. I get the feeling that people think governments are intentionally evil.