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The social criteria is questionable. If the Federal Government cares, do you not think they can dredge your social media interactions? Do you not think that the
by xnull6guest 11y ago
The social criteria is questionable. If the Federal Government cares, do you not think they can dredge your social media interactions? Do you not think that they do this for presidential candidates and those applying for top brass positions? Do you think they don't have numerical indicators to prioritize and sort the hundreds of millions of profiles they have on American citizens? They very near most certainly do.
- superuser2 11y agoWhere do you imagine that this system is applied? What China is working on is more akin to credit ratings in that it is openly part of decision making processes for non-shadowy actors. The NSA might have such a system internally but there's not evidence to suggest it would affect your life in any way (if you are a US citizen inside the US).
- xnull6guest 11y agoDefinitely the flags and scoring systems the US has in place are not part of a public conversation in the United States, are not used by US employers (for example) during job applications, etc. I agree that this makes the system very different in kind despite similarities in form. I imagine that the US currently uses this to prioritize domestic investigations for the FBI and law enforcement. I imagine that the US currently uses this during the process of vetting membership to the intelligence community, other sensitive positions, political leadership (I forget which NSA whistleblower mentioned the targeted surveillance of then president-prospect Obama), and for security clearances. I imagine that the US currently uses this to find and disrupt politically minded groups and to deal with narrative challenges inside the United States.