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TOM: This is a YouTube video from a future.

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Not the future. Just a future.

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NARRATOR: From January, every citizen of England
and Wales will have a new social credit score.

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Government and private companies may use your
social credit score to make decisions about you.

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For example, your score could affect the deposit
you're asked to pay when renting a home.

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It could also give you
discounts when you're shopping,

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put you in the priority queue for a new passport,

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or help you access some healthcare services
more quickly.

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Your social credit score is based on information
that the government already knows:

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the electoral roll, tax payments, criminal records,
property ownership, and travel history.

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If you want to increase your score, you can
choose to share more personal information

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securely with our certified partner companies.

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Information like your credit card purchases,

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communications and health information from
your phone,

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energy use data from your smart meter,

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and your viewing and listening history from
streaming companies.

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That information helps our carefully selected
machine learning systems

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trust you, your friends, and your family.

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Plus, you can get fun tips on how to increase
your score on the Social Credit app.

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Your social credit score is also affected
by

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the scores of the people you live, work,
and spend time with.

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Everyone's score is public by default.

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You can check it on the Social Credit app,

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so you can make
informed decisions about your life.

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You can hide your score, but in some cases
this may cause it to drop.

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Some things, like disruptive actions,
hiding your data trail,

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or making decisions that harm others,

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could lower your score over time.

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If this happens, you may find it harder to
access certain government and private services.

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So if you have an old housemate,
friend or relative

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that you don't spend time with any more,

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you may want to file a formal Notice of Disassociation
on the Social Credit app.

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If you're a dual citizen of Scotland,
or any other European Union nation,

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then privacy laws mean we can't give you a
social credit score.

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Because of that, your access to some government
and private services may be limited.

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If you're a citizen of Google, Facebook,
or another corporation,

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please refer to their support pages for advice.

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Social credit scores, from the Department
for Community and Culture.

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Helping us to help you.