Social Credit Score Is Starting In America
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China’s ‘social credit’ system ranks citizens and punishes them with throttled internet speeds and flight bans if the Communist Party deems them untrustworthy
- China has been rolling out a system that ranks its citizens based on their “social credit.”
- People can be punished if they drive badly, buy too many video games, or steal.
- It’s not yet a unified, nationwide system, but China plans on eventually making it mandatory for everyone.
Like private credit scores, a person’s social score can move up and down depending on their behavior.
The exact methodology is a secret — but examples of infractions include bad driving, smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games, and posting fake news online, specifically about terrorist attacks or airport security.
Other potential punishable offenses include spending too long playing video games, wasting money on frivolous purchases, and posting on social media.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4
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A Look Inside China’s Social Credit System | NBC News Now
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Everyone In China Is Getting A ‘Social Credit Score’
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Coming soon: America’s own social credit system
By Kristin Tate, opinion contributor — 08/03/21 09:00 AM EDT
The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill
The new domestic “War on Terror,” kicked off by the riot on Jan. 6, has prompted several web giants to unveil predecessors to what effectively could become a soft social credit system by the end of this decade. Relying on an indirect hand from D.C., our social betters in corporate America will attempt to force the most profound changes our society has seen during the internet era.
China’s social credit system is a combination of government and business surveillance that gives citizens a “score” that can restrict the ability of individuals to take actions — such as purchasing plane tickets, acquiring property or taking loans — because of behaviors. Given the position of several major American companies, a similar system may be coming here sooner than you think.
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https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/565860-coming-soon-americas-own-social-credit-system
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Internet of Bodies
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Health Restrictions RUIN Couple’s Night Out
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The fast expansion of ‘Internet of Bodies’ and the future of merging man and machines
Do you think tech could hack your brain, reflect all your memories, and measure your behaviours and future plans? The world is facing an emergence and fast expansion of the “internet of bodies” (IoB) – the network of human bodies and data through connected sensors – which will allow people to communicate with some machines and artificial intelligence tools, and might help to read and know many of our behaviours and actions.
Recent technological advancements have ushered in a new era of the “internet of bodies” with an unprecedented number of connected devices and sensors being affixed to or even implanted and ingested into the human body. This has turned the human body into a technology platform. The IoB generates tremendous amounts of biometric and human behavioural data. This is, in turn, fuelling the transformation of health research and industry, as well as other aspects of social life, such as the adoption of IoB in work settings, or the provision of new options for entertainment – all with remarkable data-driven innovations and social benefits. (WEF report).
Elon Musk who co-founded and leads Tesla, last Friday unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain to demonstrate his ambitious plans to create a working brain-to-machine interface. “It’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires,” the billionaire entrepreneur said on a webcast. Musk argues such chips could eventually be used to help cure conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries.
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https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2020/08/31/the-fast-expansion-of-internet-of-bodies-and-the-future
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What Is the Internet of Bodies?
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Beyond Wearable Devices: Internet of Bodies (IoB)
IoB is evolving rapidly and its future is exciting
Development of Internet of Bodies(IoB)
The Internet of Bodies(IoB) is created when the Internet of Things (IoT) connects with your body. In another words, the IoB is an extension of IoT that connects the human body to a network via devices that are ingested, implanted, or otherwise connected to the body. Once the connection has been made, data can be exchanged as well as the body and device can be remotely monitored and controlled.
Although, the concept has developed over several phases, there are three major phases of IoB development:
Phase I: This phase included the usage of wearable devices such as Apple Watches or Fitbits that could connect our bodies to collect and analyse data.
Phase II: In this phase devices which were internal to the body such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, and digital pills that are ingested in our bodies to monitor or control various aspects of our health parameters.
Phase III: In this emerging phase technology is being embedded within the human body (implanted microchips) leading to the creation of cyber-physical systems having human bodies to connect with a remote machine on a real-time basis.
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https://medium.com/geekculture/beyond-wearable-devices-internet-of-bodies-iob-b49319635dc0
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