CHINA INTRODUCED A SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM IN 2022. IT HAS TWO COMPONENTS: FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL WORTHINESS. FOR FINANCIAL ISSUES SUCH AS TRACKING THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO PAY LOANS AND PEOPLE'S PAST FINANCIAL HISTORY. SOCIAL WORTHINESS INCLUDES THINGS SUCH AS FIGHTING CORRUPTION, FALSE ADVERTISING, ACADEMIC PLAGIARISM, POLLUTION. THE SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM USES DATA COLLECTION AND PERSON MONITORING TO BUILD UP A PROFILE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND GIVE THEM A CREDIT SCORE. THE SCORE CAN BE DECREASED BY COMMITTING A CRIME AND INCREASED BY DOING CHARITY WORKS. THE HIGHER YOUR CREDIT SCORE THE HIGHER YOUR SOCIETY STANDING EG BETTER JOB, BETTER HOUSE, BETTER HEALTH CARE. YOUR CREDIT SCORE IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF PEOPLE YOU SPEND TIME WITH.