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[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 months ago

FICO is just one of a multitude of scoring systems which impact people's lives in the US today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_credit_scoring_systems_in_the_United_States

You and your friends' social media activity, among numerous other things, can absolutely affect your ability to get a loan, a job, a rental contract, etc.

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago

If that holds true, then it really is no better than China's social credit system. Somebody needs to regulate this monster before it eats us all.

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