Imagine a world where an authoritarian government monitors everything you do, amasses huge amounts of data on almost every interaction you make, and awards you a single score that measures how “trustworthy” you are.
In this world, anything from defaulting on a loan to criticising the ruling party, from running a red light to failing to care for your parents properly, could cause you to lose points. And in this world, your score becomes the ultimate truth of who you are – determining whether you can borrow money, get your children into the best schools or travel abroad; whether you get a room in a fancy hotel, a seat in a top restaurant – or even just get a date.
Holy crap. This reminds me of "1984" by George orwell. I'm totally in favor of monitoring non white citizens with secret files, but rating everyone is a huge beaurocratic nightmare.
How do you feel about this system? Will it be practical or too expensive? Wil it even be effective?