In China, the Skynet mass surveillance system plays a pivotal role in enforcing public order and compliance with social norms. Individuals caught jaywalking are subjected to public shaming, with their faces displayed on a public board. Additionally, fines for such infractions are automatically deducted from offenders' digital wallets, and their social credit scores are downgraded. The social credit system extends its reach to the metro system, where passengers are required to scan their face or hand, facilitated by WeChat, China's 'everything app'. Access to metro travel is denied to those blacklisted by the social credit system for actions disapproved by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Fun Metro station trivia: At the Metro B Line Beverly Station, if you stand on this square (by ticket machines in mezzanine level) and talk, you hear dome echo/reverb effect (due to dome ceiling). Try it! https://t.co/2gHlH8xCfY
If I fly to China tomorrow, I have to link my credit card to Alipay and use that app to pay for everything from street food to a metro ride to a bottle of water. The PRC is a totalitarian regime that uses technology to constantly surveil everyone on its territory. Do you really…
Beijing Metro. What do you notice? https://t.co/ZUAXwMnoDn
Passengers on China's metro system are required to scan their face or hand in order to travel—powered by WeChat, China's "everything app". If they've been blacklisted by China's social credit system, the gates won't even open. https://t.co/AWovOAKqhh
Passengers on China's metro system are required to scan their face or hand in order to travel—powered by WeChat, China's "everything app". But only if they haven't been blacklisted by China's social credit system, for doing things the CCP doesn't like. https://t.co/AWovOAKqhh
Passengers on China's metro system are required to scan their face or hand in order to travel—powered by WeChat, China's "everything app". But only if they haven't been blacklisted by China's social credit system. https://t.co/AWovOAKqhh
Passengers on China's metro system are required to scan their face or hand in order to travel—powered by WeChat, China's "everything app". But only if they haven't been blacklisted by the social credit system, for doing things the CCP doesn't like. https://t.co/5DWGJGbbJp
If you’re caught jaywalking in China, your face will be displayed on a public board of shame by the Skynet mass surveillance system. Fines are automatically deducted from your digital wallet, and your social credit score is downgraded accordingly. https://t.co/Y5JVcvr5R2
If you’re caught jaywalking in China, your face will be displayed on a public board of shame by the Skynet (yes, it's actually called that) mass surveillance system. Fines are automatically deducted from your digital wallet, and your social credit score is downgraded…