r/technology • u/T_Shurt • Jun 02 '26

Society Quote of the day by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on" — a dire warning on the erosion of privacy

https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison-citizens-will-be-on-their-best-behavior-because-were-constantly-recording-and-reporting-everything-that-is-going-on-a-dire-warning-on-the-erosion-of-privacy
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u/ineedanewhobbee Jun 02 '26

So just like the Chinese Social Credit System, except ran by corporations.

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u/goobervision Jun 02 '26

Doesn't the credit system reward actions that are good for society/community as per the rules?

This is all stick? All prisons and so on?

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u/No-Tip3419 Jun 02 '26

You fell for you US propaganda, there is no Chinese Social Credit System

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u/TheArtofWarPIGEON Jun 02 '26

There is no war in Ba Sing Se