The odd reality of life under China's all-seeing credit score system

Re:The odd reality of life under China's all-seeing credit s... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @11:55AM (#17248155)

How close China has become to something out of 1984 is truly disturbing

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Re:The odd reality of life under China's all-seeing credit s... by gowld on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @01:30PM (#17249151)

1984 wasn't written as fantasy horror fiction. It was an informed and reasoned extrapolation of the then-present into the future, with some adventure fiction elements.

Sadly, this turn of events was not unexpected.

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Re:The odd reality of life under China's all-seeing credit s... by Dirlewanger on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @12:31PM (#17248543)

Here's more scary literature: https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/22/china-xinjiang-surveilla...

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