Just dont break the law in Communist China you have nothing to worry about ** -- Wahoo Ron 09/20/2018 12:23PM
The terrifying part is that it will probably be extremely effective ** -- WahooMatt05 09/20/2018 12:18PM
Theres an episode of the Orville about this bullshit. probably every -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 11:47AM
They should have some sort of immediate feedback reinforcing your grocery -- Guy LeDouche 09/20/2018 10:50AM
If you haven't watched the Black Mirror episode about this do so. Its -- SokurHoo83 09/20/2018 10:50AM
I was just about to post the same thing. Though I'd recommend every episode ** -- WahooMatt05 09/20/2018 12:02PM
"Person of Interest" was a really good TV series about this idea. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:18AM
Great show ** -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 11:45AM
Panem ** -- TpkeHoo 09/20/2018 10:44AM
Why don't they just chip everyone? -- 757 09/20/2018 10:35AM
No need. We mostly all carry cell phones voluntarily ** -- Beerman 09/20/2018 10:51AM
There has been buzz about that for decades now. -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:38AM
The "mark of the beast" in Biblical terms. ** -- NJHoo 09/20/2018 11:21AM
My dog has had a chip for years -- 757 09/20/2018 10:44AM
Doesn't look like they need to. ** -- hoodeyo 09/20/2018 10:36AM
Have a friend works with developing tracking software for DoJ and other -- JohnHoo2 09/20/2018 10:33AM
Most everyone is happy when surveillance video is used to solve -- NJHoo 09/20/2018 10:41AM
I thought evidence from those cameras could only be used to impose fines. ** -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:43AM
Holy Fuck. So here’s a story. I was in China last fall in a remote village -- hooyorkcity 09/20/2018 10:32AM
Man, you could have been arrested for being a spy, and never be seen again. ** -- Guy LeDouche 09/20/2018 10:48AM
That's true. And if this article is right about the scale, -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:00AM
That's no joke. For that matter -- NJHoo 09/20/2018 10:52AM
What is your take on the recent bond -- Shenhoo 09/20/2018 10:31AM
Doesn't the UK have similar surveilance capabilities now? The difference I -- 111Balz 09/20/2018 10:22AM
Its exceptionally different. buying beer doesnt knock your credit score ** -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 11:50AM
Not yet, but if you buy that beer withna card..... ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2018 12:35PM
Still different. if you cant pay your credit card your score can be -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 12:41PM
I'm not sure what you think I am saying. All I am saying is what I said -- 111Balz 09/20/2018 2:38PM
No I disagree. Credit score is completely different, and isn't new. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 10:43AM
Current story, tangentially related, is Hancock life insurance. -- hoodeyo 09/20/2018 12:47PM
Sure - commerce will push the envelope of tech developments in -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 1:00PM
Agree with that, it's a tangent. I can imagine some problems -- hoodeyo 09/20/2018 1:09PM
Well we may quibble about the extent of data colelction in today's credit -- 111Balz 09/20/2018 11:24AM
A rebellion that would hopefully play out successfully in the courts. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:34AM
I guess it is safe to assume there will be no more Tiananman Square type -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2018 10:26AM
Without a doubt. The scariest part is that it is easy to see such a thing -- Hokie5150 09/20/2018 10:19AM
I'm optimistic that we won't. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 10:56AM
You have more faith in humanity that I do... ** -- Hokie5150 09/20/2018 10:57AM
I think I have no faith in humanity. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:10AM
But the government that provides the safeguards of the Constitution -- Hokie5150 09/20/2018 11:28AM
But never just one person, or one branch of govt. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:36AM
That is absolutely chilling. ** -- Hoos Operator 09/20/2018 10:13AM
Maybe a global Carrington event will be a good -- Lupos 09/20/2018 10:13AM
I do wonder if some of the most progressive/socialist leaning Americans -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2018 10:19AM
Autocrats support things like this. Left or right is irrelevant. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:32AM
It is easy to see this kind of thing growing from both the left and the -- Hokie5150 09/20/2018 10:26AM
If you're being balanced, I'd hope you'd admit that an authoritarian -- BocaHoo91 09/20/2018 10:26AM
Nah. Trump just happens to be a populist nationalist. So he hangs off the -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 11:43AM
Why would a right-wing authoritarian find it more appealing than a left- -- Hokie5150 09/20/2018 10:41AM
Key word is authoritarian. I think authoritarians of all stripes would -- BocaHoo91 09/20/2018 10:45AM
Welp...not hard to find Americans and Europeans envious of the Chinese -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2018 10:29AM
Maybe if the buyer has a high enough social score? ** -- Late 80s Hokie 09/20/2018 11:25AM
Agreed. Could definitely see Trump supporters liking this to identify -- BonsackHoo 09/20/2018 10:26AM
Wasn't Doxing popular with and cheered by the Resistance? ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2018 10:31AM
Yeah, for Neo-Nazis/White Nationalists. ** -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:35AM
No dude you're wrong. freedom is for all, even shit head neo-nazis. if they -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 12:52PM
Whose rights are being violated here? -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 2:28PM
You defended doxing because of who it was done to. im not arguing they dont -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 3:12PM
And I have no problem with that. -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 3:24PM
Fair point. personally, i dont think it should be done to anyone but then i -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 3:35PM
Same thing happened to my FIL (before I knew him). -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 3:41PM
And better have a real clean closet, cause that shit is coming out. now -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 3:53PM
...but where do you draw the line? Not defending those assholes, but it -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2018 10:38AM
I'll leave the line at Neo-Nazis and the like until something similar..... -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:39AM
Have to say, I'd be a little less "cavalier" about that. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 1:50PM
There's a missing link in communication here. -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 2:20PM
So...the publication of the addresses of Trump officials for targeted -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2018 10:48AM
Maybe they should trade in white hoods for black masks and bike chains. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2018 10:36AM
Yeah, because anti-Trump folks are so docile these days. Can't find them. ** -- CA Cav 09/20/2018 10:30AM
The same could be said of liberals. It goes both ways. ** -- Lupos 09/20/2018 10:29AM
I can't think of a single progressive who tends toward authoritarianism. -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:33AM
You just mean in the US I presume. Internationally, there are endless -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2018 1:30PM
Yes, I was speaking about the US specifically. ** -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 2:32PM
Look at South America ** -- ftwuva 09/20/2018 12:52PM
Really? There's absolutely an authoritarian tendency in far-left -- hoodeyo 09/20/2018 10:45AM
There are always nutbars on either end. -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:53AM
The "authoritarian" nature or traction that one believes exists is also -- RML Hoos 09/20/2018 11:25AM
Mostly agree with that, good point. I feel like the manifestation of -- hoodeyo 09/20/2018 11:14AM
Hmm, those folks at antifa sure like opposing viewpoints. ** -- Lupos 09/20/2018 10:39AM
Not a big fan of Antifa, but they are, by definition, anti-fascist. -- SchmHoo 09/20/2018 10:41AM
I am sure they have an extensive catalog of those they -- Lupos 09/20/2018 10:47AM
Sorry if my sarcasm wasn’t clear. It is a dystopia that could arise from -- BonsackHoo 09/20/2018 10:30AM
Sorry, I should have. Power corrupts and makes seemingly -- Lupos 09/20/2018 10:37AM