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China's courts have now added 13.5 million individuals to the social-credit punishment list.
People deemed untrustworthy in China have been blocked from the purchase of more than 25 million plane and train tickets, as the country works to build the massive social-credit system designed to monitor and shape the conduct of its citizens
The system covers "19 key areas of dishonesty" such as failing to make court-ordered payments (China has no personal bankruptcy statutes), spending habits, turnstile violations, and filial piety, as well as
spreading online rumours and false information, committing financial fraud, delivering unlicensed medical treatment, evading taxes, cheating on tests and fixing sports matches.
Chinese officials are careful to point out that this is only the beginning of the process of implementing a social-credit system. There are also multiple blacklists involved, not one big blacklist like the United State's 'No-Fly' list.
In total, the number of blacklists in China now likely numbers in the hundreds, said Dai Xin, a professor at Ocean University of China School of Law. But it remains experimental, he said, like many initiatives in China, where "governments just go ahead with some vague assumptions of what may happen if a measure is adopted."
Critics call the system the beginning of a "digital panopticon", while other Chinese scholars and officials defend the system as one that will ease life for those who display good conduct and integrity even as it deprives the untrustworthy of access to services.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Sulla on Monday April 22 2019, @06:49PM (6 children)
FTFY
There are no "good guys" anywhere
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(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday April 22 2019, @08:16PM (5 children)
Bernie talks a good line, shame he's so old and can't get a credible younger candidate to carry the same banner.
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(Score: 4, Funny) by DannyB on Monday April 22 2019, @09:05PM (4 children)
So you would not vote for a 2000 year old jew, who many people worship and give their money to?
(and yes, I mean Bernie)
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(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday April 22 2019, @10:19PM (2 children)
He's not quite 2000, but he's older than Trump, who is already too old to be electing to a first term as president...
Yeah, compared to the options, I voted for Bernie in 2016 - not sure I can get past the age thing in 2020.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @11:17PM
Nah, as long as the brain is working he is fine, and from all appearances Bernie has better brain function than most of Congress.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 23 2019, @01:27AM
His policies are what actually matter, though.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 23 2019, @12:20AM
> a 2000 year old jew
I'd vote for this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7wDpBRqjo [youtube.com] but I don't think he's running.