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NAME AGE PROFESSION SCORE ACTIONS receptionist 410 jaywalking 39 Mia ID 430422********3655 Ishan Ava Megan Chen Xin Evan Becca Olivia Rhys 42 18 43 75 50 27 53 40 23 513001********0615 130682********3191 430422********8110 342125********8016 413023********7715 330324********3297 513025********5797 120102********2819 510183********0025 photographer student musician retired teacher waiter housewife lawyer shop assistant 200 700 450 540 480 380 500 630 560 saying bad things about the government taking train without ticket throwing paper on the ground staying on the left on the escalator not picking up own dog’s poop buying alcohol blocking the sidewalk smoking in not allowed areas spreading fake news PUNISHMENTS are banned from flying or getting the train have a lower internet speed are banned from the best schools, also their kids are banned from getting the best jobs are kept out of the best hotels are getting their dog taken away are being publicly named as a bad citizen can’t buy estates can’t rent high-end office spaces can’t buy cars that are not business related all these people: FIND THEM BLACKLIST WARNING! It’s not just fictional. What we’ve been doing so far is what the Chinese government is doing on a daily basis: spotting citizens and putting them in a blacklist for their actions. This is reality and it’s called Social Credit System .
Cameraville! Hi, there, I’m the Camera Man! Can you help me spot all the bad people living in this fascinating city? There are so many of them who are doing naughty actions! Find all the characters you have on the right menu. What will happen to them? welcome to scroll down to play NAME:  Clara AGE:  65 PROFESSION:  Hair dresser SCORE:  940 ACTION:  Recycling the waste NAME: Mia AGE: 39 PROFESSION: Receptionist SCORE: 410 ACTION: Jaywalking NAME: Mia AGE: 39 PROFESSION: Receptionist SCORE: 410 ACTION: Jaywalking NAME: Cheng AGE: 34 PROFESSION: Office worker SCORE: 870 ACTION: Picking up own dog’s poop NAME: Frank AGE: 35 PROFESSION: Doctor SCORE: 930 ACTION: Waiting for the green light NAME: Olga AGE: 67 PROFESSION: Babysitter SCORE: 890 ACTION: Helping a child get up from the ground NAME: Melanie AGE: 20 PROFESSION: Babysitter SCORE: 950 ACTION: Waiting for the green light NAME: Ishan AGE: 42 PROFESSION: Photographer SCORE: 200 ACTION: Saying bad things about the government NAME:  Ishan AGE:  42 PROFESSION:  Photographer SCORE:  200 ACTION:  Saying bad things about the government NAME: Yi AGE: 24 PROFESSION: Traffic warden SCORE: 890 ACTION: Picking up own dog’s poop NAME: Alice AGE: 53 PROFESSION: Housewife SCORE: 990 ACTION: Assisting an old person NAME:  Carl AGE:  13 PROFESSION:  Librarian SCORE:  940 ACTION:  Recycling the waste NAME: Ava AGE: 18 PROFESSION: Student SCORE: 700 ACTION: Taking train without ticket NAME:  Ava AGE:  18 PROFESSION:  Student SCORE:  700 ACTION: Taking train without ticket NAME: Julia AGE: 18 PROFESSION: Student SCORE: 900 ACTION: Buying a train ticket NAME: Jan AGE: 31 PROFESSION: Journalist SCORE: 910 ACTION: Buying a train ticket NAME: Megan AGE: 43 PROFESSION: Musician SCORE: 450 ACTION: Throwing paper on the ground NAME:  Megan AGE:  43 PROFESSION:  Musician SCORE:  450 ACTION:  Throwing paper on the ground NAME: Ben AGE: 37 PROFESSION: Taxi-driver SCORE: 890 ACTION: Helping a child get up from the ground NAME: Chen AGE: 75 PROFESSION: Retired SCORE: 540 ACTION: Staying on the left on the escalator NAME:  Chen AGE:  75 PROFESSION:  Retired SCORE:  540 ACTION:  Staying on the left on the escalator NAME: Xin AGE: 50 PROFESSION: Teacher SCORE: 480 ACTION: Not picking up own dog’s poop NAME:  Xin AGE:  50 PROFESSION:  Teacher SCORE:  480 ACTION:  Not picking up own dog’s poop NAME: Isaiah AGE: 75 PROFESSION: Retired SCORE: 910 ACTION: Staying on the right on the escalator NAME: Ted AGE: 35 PROFESSION: Musician SCORE: 880 ACTION: Staying on the right on the escalator NAME: Maia AGE: 39 PROFESSION: Housewife SCORE: 810 ACTION: Buying diapers NAME: Evan AGE: 27 PROFESSION: Waiter SCORE: 380 ACTION: Buying alcohol NAME:  Evan AGE:  27 PROFESSION:  Waiter SCORE:  380 ACTION:  Buying alcohol NAME: Becca AGE: 53 PROFESSION: Housewife SCORE: 500 ACTION: Blocking the sidewalk NAME:  Becca AGE:  53 PROFESSION:  Housewife SCORE:  500 ACTION:  Blocking the sidewalk NAME: Mia AGE: 42 PROFESSION: Manager SCORE: 1000 ACTION: Respecting the queue NAME: Eric AGE: 35 PROFESSION: Plumber SCORE: 870 ACTION: Buying diapers NAME: Olivia AGE: 40 PROFESSION: Lawyer SCORE: 630 ACTION: Smoking in not allowed areas NAME:  Olivia AGE:  40 PROFESSION:  Lawyer SCORE:  630 ACTION:  Smoking in not allowed areas NAME: Ayoub AGE: 42 PROFESSION: Designer SCORE: 1000 ACTION: Respecting the queue NAME:  Carter AGE:  24 PROFESSION:  Mechanic SCORE:  880 ACTION:  Writing a good post about the government NAME: Chris AGE: 53 PROFESSION: Policeman SCORE: 990 ACTION: Assisting an old person NAME: Rhys AGE: 23 PROFESSION: Shop assistant SCORE: 560 ACTION: Spreading fake news NAME:  Rhys AGE:  23 PROFESSION:  Shop assistant SCORE:  560 ACTION:  Spreading fake news NAME:  Phoebe AGE:  20 PROFESSION:  Student SCORE:  880 ACTION:  Writing a good post about the government
REC Cameraville! This city is fascinating, but it has a huge problem: it’s full of bad people! Can you spot them all by searching through the citizens? Find all the characters you have on the right menu. What will happen to them? scroll down to play welcome to The Chinese government  started this project in 2014 just on a portion of the country and it’s willing to spread the system in all China by 2020 . Working with 8 major Chinese companies, Alibaba included, the government collects citizens’ data  and gives a score to each one of them, based on their behaviour online and offline , controlling them using facial recognition cameras . Based on this score , citizens have benefits if it’s high, otherwise they are severely punished , as you could see before in the blacklist . We are six designers from Politecnico di Milano who did a research to find out what western and Chinese people think about it, analyzing the debate  around the topic on different platforms, focusing on the approach that people had towards Social Credit System . DISCOVER THE FULL RESEARCH SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM an explanation guide about Neutral 92% Positive 2% Positive/Negative 6% Neutral 26,5% Positive/Negative 24,5% Negative 47% Positive 2% Concerned 21,5% Uncertain 5% Neutral 33% In favor 7,5% Against 24,5% Ironic 8,5% Neutral 90,5% In favor 9,5% Concerned 23% Uncertain 13,5% Neutral 17,3% In favor 1,7% Against 36,3% Ironic 8,2% Concerned 1% Uncertain 4,5% Neutral 83,5% In favor 10% Against 1% These are the approaches that users have referring to “Social Credit System” writing posts from 7/11/18 to 13/11/18 on both Twitter and Weibo (its Chinese counterpart). TWITTER/WEIBO This is how people talk about “Social Credit System” in the first 30 videos of Youtube and Iqiyi (the most used Chinese platform to watch and upload videos). YOUTUBE/IQIYI These are the approaches that we found out when searching for “Social Credit System on Google and Baidu (its Chinese counterpart) and analyzing the first 50 links each. GOOGLE/BAIDU What was interesting to see was the huge gap between the western approach and the Chinese one . Western people are very concerned and somewhat afraid , because they see the system as a lack of privacy and freedom , as a Black Mirror  episode or an Orwellian nightmare. They feel spied and controlled . On the other hand, for Chinese people the pros overcome the cons : for them, Social Credit System is the solution to lower and delete the criminality and to establish loyalty and safety . They also see the government as a parent, a friend, so for them is not controversial at all. WESTERN VS CHINESE the results of the research:
? "If this is the future then we won't last very long, especially when they introduce the Chinese SCS. This is 1984." LINK "One disturbing Black Mirror episode is going to become reality by 2020." LINK "In Social Credit System company and bank are related together very well." LINK "Your username contains the word "hamster". You have 12 hours to delete your account before your wife is banned from buying ice-cream." LINK "Do you think that the social credit score could be the natural progression of society?" LINK "I think it’s a good thing, it’s make people more honest." LINK






WHERE ARE YOU? As in the research we identified six main approaches , we want to discover also yours. Based on what you’ve learnt so far, how do you feel about the theme? By clicking on a point on the square you can place yourself  next to the approach you identify yourself the most. Leave also a comment, if you want. * * we’re collecting the data you will send us to improve our research
This interactive experience is part of the project developed within the Final Synthesis Design Studio  of the Communication Design Faculty at Politecnico di Milano. Discover the 1ST PHASE Discover the 2ND PHASE ABOUT THE PROJECT > NAME: Erica AGE: 24 PROFESSION: Designer ACTION: Organized tons of thoughts > NAME: Sara AGE: 23 PROFESSION: Designer ACTION: Invented tons of lives > NAME: Yi AGE: 23 PROFESSION: Designer ACTION: Drew tons of characters > NAME: Alessia AGE: 23 PROFESSION: Designer ACTION: Wrote tons of lines of code > NAME: Mariachiara AGE: 23 PROFESSION: Designer ACTION: Animated tons of cool stuff > NAME: Camilla AGE: 23 PROFESSION: Designer ACTION: Built tons of houses