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As a completely unverified anecdote perhaps related to the Social Credit System (and more so the amount of information being collected and distributed in China)
by evdubs 8y ago
As a completely unverified anecdote perhaps related to the Social Credit System (and more so the amount of information being collected and distributed in China), my SO recently told me about her Dad's attempt to order pizza. It went something like:
SO Dad: Hi, I'd like to get a large supreme pizza
Pizza Op: Hello, SO Dad. I can help you with your order. Is the food being delivered to 123 Main St?
SO Dad: Yes.
Pizza Op: And can I call you at 123-4567 when the food is delivered?
SO Dad: Yes.
Pizza Op: Ok. I see that you are reported to have high cholesterol. Can I perhaps interest you in a vegetarian pizza?
SO Dad: Okay. That's fine.
Pizza Op: And I see that you have a family of 5 people. Should I add another pizza to the order?
SO Dad: Sure.
Pizza Op: Alright, that will be $30. Will you be using the payment information we have on file?
SO Dad: Yes, please.
Pizza Op: One moment ... Sir, the payment information we have is not working.
SO Dad: I can't see why that is. I drive a nice car. Can you try again?
Pizza Op: I tried again and it did not work. I see you are 100m away from our store. Can you just come down and pay in cash?
SO Dad: Ok. I can do that.
Pizza Op: Great! The pizza will be ready in 20 minutes. Please pick it up then. Good bye.
Again, this is unverified and I don't know if she embellished parts of the story, but the idea that a pizza clerk can pull up your location, family information, and brief health record so easily is shocking. I suppose customers talking to clerks at restaurants they frequent will be able to glean some of this information over time, but the impression I got was that this was a "first time" order and the clerk was able to just look all of this up.
- david-gpu 8y agoCan anybody please offer any primary sources to back up these claims?
- mpfundstein 8y agoOP wrote clearly that this is anecdotal data.
- david-gpu 8y agoIf such a system was widespread, others would have reported about it. Alas, it was a hoax.
- gammateam 8y agoIts an old meme against obamacare when it was merely a campaign promise Ive seen this video on youtube back in like 2008
- evdubs 8y agoJust clarified with my SO. I am an idiot. This is the case. Sorry, all.
- miguelrochefort 8y agoWow, that's great. I wish we had such great service here.
- gammateam 8y agoThis is an old video meme talking about a dystopian future in America I think it was used on Alex Jones sites as a counterpoint to Obama care, when it was merely a campaign promise in 2008 Its an OOLLD video It had pictures of some clerk checking your information in some Windows ME interface
- evdubs 8y agoIndeed. I am an idiot. My mistake. She was simply telling me about a video her dad had watched and clearly I don't listen well.