After reading the two articles Real-life Black Mirror and Inside Chinas Vast New Experiment in Social Ranking here are some things that I took away.
The social credit system in China serves as an example of how the "fictional future" described in Black Mirror is becoming more and more real. In "Nosedive," character, social standing and access to services are determined by their behaviors which are assessed in real time similar to this China, social credit system assigns a ranking to its .people depending on their conduct. It penalizes certain behavior, such as tax invasion or government criticism while we're recording others like purchasing Chinese goods or doing community service. Highest scorers receive special advantages from the system, such as accelerate airport check-in reduce loan cost, and the mission to prestigious universities. Additionally, it takes into account a person, social network penalizing those connected to a low-score persons. When considering these results, it is clear that social engineering and digital surveillance are being utilized to restrict rights and shape social behaviors.
Reflecting, I feel that I have to be aware of my digital footprint, particularly in terms of my social media personal branding since I know that one day our relationships purchases and behaviors may be measured, and you determine whether we are granted or denied services. No, I thought our online presents can have a big impact on how we're seeing and what resources or networks we access motivates me to be intentional in my involvement as I develop my personal brand
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