A group of 13 Georgia state senators introduced a bill to ban discrimination against Georgians on the basis of religion and ...

It’s the most prominent in a rising network of social-credit-score systems in China that are dramatically expanding the concept of creditworthiness—and raising fears internationally about ...

"If we don't do anything, then one day a corporation or a government institution will pull all the information from different data banks together and come up with a social credit score," warns ...

Online chat services were also ordered to verify users' identities, assess their credit score and keep a log of their group chats, deemed information that could be useful in assessing social value ...

Launched in 2009, this social ranking is like a credit score for behavior, and it becomes extremely important to citizens who want to advance in their profession and community. Even the most minor ...

For people living in China, government repression is a fact of life. The country earned a rating of “mostly unfree” in the latest Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom and is judged ...

Credit utilization accounts for a decent chunk of your credit score, so aim to use no more than 30% of your total available credit. There are ways to keep your utilization low and improve your score.

Imagine this: your digital footprint suddenly becomes monitored and measured against a system that rewards good social behaviours. Each person gets a score based on this, which determines your ...

For the first time in a decade, the "average credit score has fallen," said CNBC Select, citing a recent report from FICO. Now, the average American credit score sits at 717. While a score of 717 ...