What's one program that we all been under, that give us a number in their stupid system, that is no different that all these other countries and their oppression systems? FICO SCORE.
Yet this is the land of the free?
But, I digress…
Russia, Russia, Russia – no, China, China, China. Big tech has always kept the masses in check and rolls out programs, seeking to smack down the waking general pop.
Venezuela signs deal with ZTE to create ‘fatherland cards’ to track citizens
In a country struggling to keep itself together in the midst of economic turmoil, Venezuela’s government is attempting to find new ways of securing greater control over its citizens.
According to Reuters, a decade ago, delegates of the government travelled to China to help develop a national ID card system that would give official documentation to its citizens.
Now, all these years later, it is working with ZTE to develop a much more advanced ID card system that pushes the limits of privacy, with it being able to track a citizen’s spending habits and how they voted. The so-called ‘fatherland card’ developed by ZTE includes a mobile payment system, with employees of the Chinese company now based in a special unit of Venezuela’s state communications company, Cantv.
Official government statements have shied away from mentioning ZTE’s involvement, except for one passing reference in a press release.
Speaking of the power of the card, a founder of the ruling Socialist Party, Héctor Navarro, said: “It’s blackmail. Venezuelans with the cards now have more rights than those without.”