This might have application for those that do a runner at Riverside restaurants and not pay their bill



China reportedly made an app to show people if they're standing near someone in debt — a new part of its intrusive 'social credit' policy

• A province in northern China developed an app to tell users whether they are within a 500-meter radius of someone in debt, state media said.
  It’s called a “map of deadbeat debtors,” the China Daily state-run newspaper reported.
  It hopes to get citizens to monitor the so-called debtors and report them to authorities if they seem “capable of paying their debts.”
  It’s part of China’s invasive “social credit” system, designed to judge a person’s trustworthiness. People have already been punished by it.

The program flashes a warning to show a user that they are within a 500-meter radius of someone in debt.

It shows the debtor’s exact location, according to a screenshot of the app.

It’s not clear whether the app displays a debtor’s name, photos, or any other identity markers.

It’s also not clear how much money one must owe – or to whom – to be defined as a debtor.

The app wants to get citizens to keep an eye on the so-called debtors.

China Daily said it would let people “whistle-blow on debtors capable of paying their debts.”

It did not say what behaviour could flag someone as capable of paying their debts.

Chinese families traditionally emphasise saving money to avoid spending with borrowed money or owing personal debt.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/chin ... ort-2019-1

davegorman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:17 pm Isn’t every country in debt?!

Just ask your Belgian friend...... Wait! Where is he now? Did you bless and send him on his way to greener pastures?