Thursday, April 4, 2019

The Social Credit App (part 4)


The app will lower a user's credit score based on things like delayed payments on bills and credit cards. If a user falls into a lower status level, the app will also display information publicly about the users current live locations (based on their smartphones,) their personal information, court case numbers, identity numbers, home addresses, and the reason they have been labeled as untrustworthy, deadbeat losers. The phone will also be forced to use a special ringtone that will ring when called, alerting everyone nearby that the owner has fallen to the lower status level and should be careful about their business dealings with that person. People with the lower social-credit scores are denied the use of some public transit systems or the option to book a hotel room. These “untouchables” become stigmatized in society and—until they've cleared their debts—might find it difficult to even be considered for a job because of their status.

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