It’s been in the pipeline for years: a sprawling, technological mass surveillance network the likes of which the world has never seen. Journeyman Pictures provide an insight into China’s Social Credit System (as scoring system) otherwise referred to as a digital dictatorship where every aspect of their life is monitored and rewarded or banned accordingly. [6]
The social credit scheme will become a “truly national unified system” i.e.mandatory by 2020. Computer algorithms with phones and 24/7 camera surveillance is scoring, rating and controlling “bad” citizens, thanks to mass scale implementation and acceptance of technology coupled with Artificial Intelligence. [2, 3, 4, 5, 9]
The scheme was first unveiled in 2014 and after 2020 the next five-year plan, which covers 2021 to 2025, the regime has set out its ambitions surveil people even more. [7]
China believes their scheme is a broad way to encourage trustworthiness in it’s citizens through their mix of measures.
Have you noticed more cameras installed in your local main street? Have you heard of Smart Cities? [8, 10, 11]