Social credit apps, if poorly developed or used, can lead to serious limitations on, and violations of, citizens’ rights and freedoms, as well as discriminatory practices. Nevertheless, Italy has created a new social credit app to reward citizens for virtuous behavior.
By rewarding some residents for their behavior through a point system, a new software recently developed in Italy bears remarkable resemblance to China's social credit system.
The "Smart Citizen Wallet" was unveiled at ...
