Chinese authorities will begin revoking the travel privileges of those with low scores on its so-called "social credit system," which ranks Chinese citizens based on comprehensive monitoring of their behavior. Those who fall afoul of the system could be blocked from rail and air travel for up to a year. The Chinese government publicized its plans to create a social credit system in 2014. There is some evidence that the government's system is entwined with China's private credit scoring systems, such as Alibaba's Zhima Credit, which tracks users of the AliPay smartphone payment system. A Wired report last year found that a user with a low Zhima Credit score had to pay more to rent a bicycle, hotel room, or even an umbrella.
China Is Going to Limit Travel for People With Low 'Social Credit'
China will start barring people who score low on its so-called "social credit system" from traveling on flights and trains for up to a year. Those who fall short on the social credit system, which monitors and ranks the behavior of Chinese citizens, could be banned from air and rail travel depending on what offense they commit. The move, which will go into effect on May 1, is a part of the Chinese government's plans to measure each person's so-called social credit score. Although the rule isn't officially rolled out, Reuters reports there are indications China already implemented a social credit scoring on travelers as early as last year. China's Supreme People's Court said in a 2017 press conference that 6.15 million Chinese citizens were blocked from air travel over social misdeeds.
Low 'Social Credit' May Affect Chinese People's Ability To Travel
as informed in ShutterstockChina is taking their restrictions to the next level, now working to bar people from transportation like flights and planes due to bad "social credit." According to Reuters, "people who would be put on the restricted lists included those found to have committed acts like spreading false information about terrorism and causing trouble on flights, as well as those who used expired tickets or smoked on trains."The National Development and Reform Commission also claimed that people who had "financial wrongdoings, such as employers who failed to pay social insurance or people who have failed to pay fines" would also face these travel restrictions as well. This new plan will go into effect on May 1, and is part of China's ongoing (but still unofficial) plan to measure their citizens' "social credit" based on the principle of "once untrustworthy, always restricted." In a very Black Mirror move, there are also plans for a system that would allow for government organizations to disclose data on their citizens' trustworthiness and issue penalties and additional restrictions based on people's social credit score. This may not be a totally new move, though, as 6.15 million Chinese citizens have been banned from various modes of transportation due to their "social misdeeds" back in early 2017. (Via Reuters)Author
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