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		defertoreptar on April 7, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China’s experiment in ranking and monitoring citiz... You're missing a glaringly obvious difference. In the west, your credit isn't used by the government to influence your political affiliation so directly.

anontoday0406 on April 7, 2018 [–]

I remember hearing that if you are applying for a government job with a security clearance, then your finances and credit-worthiness is factor.

defertoreptar on April 7, 2018 | [–]

I'm referring to the Chinese government's ability to use this social credit system as a way to suppress those who would speak against the government.

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