In mid-December 2022, assertions that the Australian government had — or had planned to — introduce a "social credit" system requiring people to access the internet "via your digital ID" went viral.

In mid-November, China's top government agencies published a draft law to establish the country's social credit system, envisioned as a giant, fully integrated mechanism to assess every legal entity ...

Commuters walk by surveillance cameras installed at a walkway in between two subway stations in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong Subscribe for ads-free reading In 2014, the ...

The new guidance clarifies enforcement mechanisms, standardizes data use, and tightens legal boundaries for credit penalties. First introduced through pilot programs in the early 2010s, the social ...

The West has largely gotten China’s social credit system wrong. But draft legislation introduced in November offers a more accurate picture of the reality. Tech Review Explains: Let our writers ...