There's still hope that a huge government like China's is wildly inefficient and it could take a very long time before the cops make it to someone's door.
There's still hope that a huge government like China's is wildly inefficient and it could take a very long time before the cops make it to someone's door.
But, in the mean time, your digital ID goes into lockdown mode, you can't travel or possibly buy food... that measure could also be extended to your immediate family. It's the digitization of this that is part that is particularly chilling, as it allows for extremely efficient application of punishments, and application of those punishments in a depersonalized way (you don't even need to know the person's name, let alone look them in the eye). This is why digital ID is so dangerous.
But, in the mean time, your digital ID goes into lockdown mode, you can't travel or possibly buy food... that measure could also be extended to your immediate family. It's the digitization of this that is part that is particularly chilling, as it allows for extremely efficient application of punishments, and application of those punishments in a depersonalized way (you don't even need to know the person's name, let alone look them in the eye). This is why digital ID is so dangerous.
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