Posted on 10/07/2019 7:33:18 AM PDT by Mount Athos
China has stepped up its internet censorship by demanding its citizens pass a facial-recognition test to be able to use web services.
The rule, which will take effect on December 1, is said to be part of the social credit system which rates the Chinese citizens based on their daily behaviour.
China has been building the world's largest facial-recognition surveillance system.
The country's 1.4 billion population are set to be carefully watched by 626 million CCTV monitors - many having facial-recognition functions - as early as next year, a recent study revealed.
That's one camera for every two people.
Many have also compared it to a dystopian system run by a fictional state leader, Big Brother, in George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'.
China's surveillance network also supports the nation's social credit system, which rates its citizens based on their daily behaviour.
Latest statistics show the Chinese social credit system blocked what it called 'discredited entities' from taking 2.56 million flights and 90,000 high-speed train journeys in July alone.
High-tech sunglasses: Police at Zhengzhou, central China use sunglasses equipped with facial recognition technology to spot criminal suspects at train stations.
At pedestrian crossings: Jaywalkers in Shenzhen would receive an instant notification and a fine as soon as they violate the rules. Images and names of people crossing the road against red traffic lights would get projected onto large LED screens.
In classrooms: Cameras installed at the front of each classroom would document the students' attentiveness and even their facial expressions.
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The same thing will happen here, but it will be for our “convenience” and the Millennials will all click OK on the legal disclaimer as they install the latest Facebook and Instagram apps.
[insert politically incorrect “but they all look alike to me” punchline here]
Oh brave new world!
yep
The liberals are eager to implement a social credit system here in America.
And when they do so, there will be a political component to it.
Recall recently how giddy the Castro brothers in Texas were, as they publicized people who had contributed to Trump? Under the liberal social credit system, having the audacity to contribute to Republican/conservative candidates or causes will get you demerits in their system. Membership in certain types of churches or other organizations will similarly be ranked as approved or discouraged per whatever criteria they set up.
Ping!
How very “Black Mirror”.
This is the crap Andrew Yang is pushing as a Democrat candidate for President. My 40 year old nephew who voted for Trump but has now swallowed the blue pill because Trump doesnt speak properly so he must be stupid is supporting a slightly altered version of China’s authoritarian govt system. Its frightening.
The same thing will happen here if a democrat is elected.
This is exactly like the Black Mirror episode which was a rip off of A Brave New World.
Have the Chinese ever had am original idea?
If we don’t break apart Big Tech,this is coming to America.
The Chinese police state social credit system was originally planned by the globalists for the social justice warrior West had Hillary won. Now they are forced to test bed it in China, except in China it’s effects can be observed and rejected by the West. Trump’s election really put a hurt on their UN Agenda 21 game plan, this is why all the screeching.
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