Social Credit - 1984 comes 2020.

[Sean Hayden]

...and running credit checks.

...fingerprinting.

[Rum]

If I know the Chinese (and I do) there'll be a roaring trade in 'social points' pretty quickly!

[laklak]

And people pay companies to take samples of their DNA and put it in a big database the Gummint can access.

Nobody's got my DNA, my fingerprints, or anything but my picture. I plan to keep it that way if I can, it's why I won't join that TSA "trusted traveler" thing. They take fingerprints and other biometric data. Hell with that, I'll wait in line with the rest of the terrorists.

Fuck the Feds! All power to the Sovereign Citizens! Remember Ruby Ridge! Molon Labe, motherfucker.

[pErvinalia]

merge

[L'Emmerdeur]

merge

China may be leading the way, but I'm trailing along in the dust.

[Brian Peacock]

Merged

[Sean Hayden]

And people pay companies to take samples of their DNA and put it in a big database the Gummint can access.

Nobody's got my DNA, my fingerprints, or anything but my picture. I plan to keep it that way if I can, it's why I won't join that TSA "trusted traveler" thing. They take fingerprints and other biometric data. Hell with that, I'll wait in line with the rest of the terrorists.

Fuck the Feds! All power to the Sovereign Citizens! Remember Ruby Ridge! Molon Labe, motherfucker.

There's a new thread for this sort of thing lak. Someone just started it, what was it called? Something about sure to get the feds involved at a rats thread or something.

[Hermit]

Those who violate laws will find life more difficult. How is this different than the extensive background checks already in place here?

It's not just by obedience to laws you gain credit for or transgressions thereof you lose it. Social credit is all-encompassing. Reporters who write articles critical of the administration find privileges withdrawn. (Granted, you don't need nationwide face recognition or an automatically updated database for that, but it makes the process faster and leaves fewer holes in the surveillance system.) So will shoppers who buy undesirably large amounts of alcohol, while joining a gym might gain you a few points. Face recognition technology is about to make 1984 come true with a thoroughness and nightmarishness not even Orwell could possibly have foreseen.

The next step will be microchip implants with audio and video capabilities. Citizens will be required to attend regular battery replacement sessions whenever they get the "low charge" warning. The step after that will be microchip implants with audio and video capabilities that can read the thoughts of the implantee. Finally comes the day societies will benefit from the introduction of microchip implants with audio and video capabilities that can read the thoughts of the implantee and trigger a small but effective explosive charge in the back of the neck that disconnects the brain from the rest of the body when an illegal thought is detected. I know this sounds absurd right now...

[Sean Hayden]

Yeah, I was being a bit of dumbass. I wonder what kind of desperate measures must be dreamed up when thinking about how best to manage such a large and diverse population. Especially with how connected we all are now.

[Scot Dutchy]

I find this episode of Black Mirror not unthinkable. It would not take too much of a shift:

[Scot Dutchy]

There is also this one:



What a great world ahead and nobody is bothered by social media.

[NineBerry]

It's the same episode

[Scot Dutchy]

Ok sorry.

[NineBerry]

Too late. I already gave you a two star rating.

[Scot Dutchy]

You cant see that happening?