> As China encourages people to return to work despite the coronavirus outbreak, it has begun a bold mass experiment in using data to regulate citizens’ lives — by requiring them to use software on their smartphones that dictates whether they should be quarantined or allowed into subways, malls and other public spaces.
I mean, I get it, but that some pretty dystopian nightmare fuel.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 15.7 ms ] thread> As China encourages people to return to work despite the coronavirus outbreak, it has begun a bold mass experiment in using data to regulate citizens’ lives — by requiring them to use software on their smartphones that dictates whether they should be quarantined or allowed into subways, malls and other public spaces.
I mean, I get it, but that some pretty dystopian nightmare fuel.