China prepares to rank its citizens on 'social credit'

This is more or less an explicit version of the implicit tactics which, implemented as a whole, comprise the credit score system in the USofA. For a very direct take on the topic (there are other works on the issue, as it is backed by a fairly large school of thought) check out "The Making of the Indebted Man" by Maurizio Lazzarato. [1]

[1] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/making-indebted-man-0

Interesting article, though the shot at atheists is yet another example of how they remain one of the few minorities folks can openly malign without fear of consequence...