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"Where you go, what you buy, who you know, how many points are on your driving licence, how your pupils rate you. These are just a few of the measures which the Chinese government plans to use to give scores to all its citizens.
China's Social Credit System (SCS) will come up with these ratings by linking up personal data held by banks, e-commerce sites and social media. The scores will serve not just to indicate an individual's credit risk, but could be used by potential landlords, employers and even romantic partners to gauge an individual's character."
www.newscientist.com/[...]
Some people just Love Big Brother and willingly give him all he needs to monitor you. Use his social media, buy with his credit cards, give him all your personal photos, shop online and use PayPal.
The more you love Big Brother, the more he will reward you by letting you rent a car and book a hotel online.
Last Time we went to Greenery Cafe they told us to order and pay using wechat - we told them to give us a real menu and a paper to order - thats the last time we go to that place.
Meanwhile some other folks are trying to pay cash and leave as small a footprint as possible.
Social media used: QQ with only real friends who I keep in touch with daily.
Credit Cards: None - pay cash
Stay under radar, if you can - the power hierarchy, China or elsewhere, works within twinky electronic devices in the same way that it works everywhere else.
"Materials published on social media platforms do not affect our users' personal Sesame Credit score,"
Best not to have one - just collect boxtops for Special Prizes!
